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I think you need to look at how the American system treated it's own people (well, at least those lucky enough to be born into one of the more well-off segments
by aidos 13y ago
I think you need to look at how the American system treated it's own people (well, at least those lucky enough to be born into one of the more well-off segments of society).
I'm no expert on the matter but I would say a general outsiders perception was that internally the American system treated it's own people fairly. They had good rules in place to fight the issues we're seeing now.
What they did to the rest of the world is, of course, another matter altogether.
- coldtea 13y ago>I'm no expert on the matter but I would say a general outsiders perception was that internally the American system treated it's own people fairly. More or less, yes, that's true. People admired the economic affluence of the US and the political stability and rule of law (if they came from corrupt/troubled/colonised/etc countries). Younger people also admired american pop culture. But all those still hated the US for its foreign policy. And the more leftist ones, also had a dislike for the rampant capitalism in the US (they sided with worker's unions and such), and a cultural dislike for the emptiness of consumerism (they sided with the beatnicks, the hippies, etc).