It is pretty funny as someone from a (supposed) “third world shithole” hearing these guys hurling these insults at the US while my country is trying the best to improve our lives and get out of the US stranglehold.
Also funny is seeing Europe slowly realize that they are “vassal states” of the US.
Maybe one day they will be really aware that most of their wealth came from exploiting the so called “third world” but, sadly, I think these guys will need to fall from the horses before realizing it.
Europe got its wealth from the Global South. Colonial exploitation bankrolled the industrial revolution and Enlightenment era. A certain threshold of wealth and urbanization is needed for that progress to occur and “poor” countries paid for it with their bodies and blood.
That wealth (75% of global gold reserves) was transferred to the US during WW2 as they were in a geographic position to not face any significant infrastructure loss while raking in money selling arms to their allies.
If you’re asking for introspection from either faction mentioned here, dont hold your breath. Its hard enough to find here, let alone in a direct discussion with ordinary people out in the street. People struggle with the idea of being born in the West amounting to being born on third base (and I say this as someone born there) so we’re a long way from any kind of deeper understanding, humility or gratitude.
This is at the state, not individual, level. The coal miners certainly thought they were better off than people living in the Global South (and more worthy of individual rights). They also enjoyed infrastructure developments paid for by their state’s exploitation.
So yes, they did have a form of privilege, on a global scale.
I thank Trump for going mask off and just showing the world how fucked up the country is and that the US is not a friend. If Europe and the rest of the world would finally stop ignoring him or treating him as some kind of entertainment but see him for the US representative he really is, the world might make a gigantic leap.
Yes, but a lot of people see it as wealthy somewhat wealthy and poor
It is pretty funny as someone from a (supposed) “third world shithole” hearing these guys hurling these insults at the US while my country is trying the best to improve our lives and get out of the US stranglehold.
Also funny is seeing Europe slowly realize that they are “vassal states” of the US.
Maybe one day they will be really aware that most of their wealth came from exploiting the so called “third world” but, sadly, I think these guys will need to fall from the horses before realizing it.
Europe got its wealth from the Global South. Colonial exploitation bankrolled the industrial revolution and Enlightenment era. A certain threshold of wealth and urbanization is needed for that progress to occur and “poor” countries paid for it with their bodies and blood.
That wealth (75% of global gold reserves) was transferred to the US during WW2 as they were in a geographic position to not face any significant infrastructure loss while raking in money selling arms to their allies.
If you’re asking for introspection from either faction mentioned here, dont hold your breath. Its hard enough to find here, let alone in a direct discussion with ordinary people out in the street. People struggle with the idea of being born in the West amounting to being born on third base (and I say this as someone born there) so we’re a long way from any kind of deeper understanding, humility or gratitude.
What? You think the coal miners from the 19th century were exploiting anyone?
This is at the state, not individual, level. The coal miners certainly thought they were better off than people living in the Global South (and more worthy of individual rights). They also enjoyed infrastructure developments paid for by their state’s exploitation.
So yes, they did have a form of privilege, on a global scale.
I thank Trump for going mask off and just showing the world how fucked up the country is and that the US is not a friend. If Europe and the rest of the world would finally stop ignoring him or treating him as some kind of entertainment but see him for the US representative he really is, the world might make a gigantic leap.
A lot of people are completely wrong