Jet Set Zero // Dear World Comments II

Dear World Comments II by Rob on October 10, 2009

Here’s the second counter I’ve received to yesterday’s post.

Tell “Americans” to stop being such assholes when they travel the world and the problem will be fixed.

Read the full comment and my response after the cut.

Tell “Americans” to stop being such assholes when they travel the world and the problem will be fixed.

p.s. You might want to take a quick look at the U.S.’s involvement in a variety of civil wars in foreign countries. For example, the put Pinochet in power, the were active helpers of Noriega’s policies and supported Fujimori’s bloody regime in Peru. You might ask yourself why, well, they just wanted to be able to control other nations to keep the power structures intact. So there is a long history of these abuses committed by “America”. In addition, the same issues you mentioned happen in Turkey also happen right here in this country. Unfortunately there is also a huge culture of ignorance here… you are judging other people as ignorant but what have you done to know where they are coming from? Let’s not lose perspective… why don’t you start doing something to change people’s perspectives on your country and its people?

I just had someone tell me that when you point a finger at someone, there are 3 other fingers pointing right at you. So don’t be so quick to make judgements.

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Thanks for the comment. With regard to US Americans being assholes, I have to say that in a year of travel I’ve noticed all kinds of people being assholes, some from the US, some not. Whether US Americans are disproportionately so, I can only factually disagree on with you and I don’t know where we go from there except to continue to disagree. I do find US American travelers disproportionately annoying on a personal level, but ultimately harmless.

I agree completely with your closing quote, which prompted me to write my frustrations in the first place. Again, similar to the first comment I responded to, I think you misconstrue my argument. My biggest question is why I should be satisfied when I make all efforts to understand people and their opinions, and they make none to understand me and mine? It may be true that it’s a fact of life, but I will continue to be disappointed by it.

Once again, prejudgment is ignorance, and that’s why I’m so annoyed to find it at every turn.

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