Indeed. Although I’d argue they’ve inherited it from the Brits. When was the last time Britain was actually invaded or attempted to? XIX century under Napoleon? Yet there’s a whole literature genre about it.
Most Americans genuinely think on some level (even those that deny it), American hegemony is helping the world. And that misguided and propagandized belief is being protected by the fact that most Americans have been fortunate enough not to directly experience both violent and economic warfare. The whole notion of “spreading democracy” is interpreted by the general populace as a good thing. It’s self-sustaining, weaponized “compassion.”
Also like quarter of sci-fi, especially military sci-fi is about USA being invaded. Apparently even aliens think “America bad” is pretty good reason to come all that way.
To paraphrase my most recent run in, “there’s more to life than ‘America bad.’”
In the middle of me citing America killing millions of innocent civilians in the Middle East…
I want to strangle these worthless smuglets.
Americans are devoid of sympathy to those that aren’t white
Hate being American.
“there’s more to life than ‘America bad.’”
What being separated by two oceans on both sides does to a mf.
Indeed. Although I’d argue they’ve inherited it from the Brits. When was the last time Britain was actually invaded or attempted to? XIX century under Napoleon? Yet there’s a whole literature genre about it.
Most Americans genuinely think on some level (even those that deny it), American hegemony is helping the world. And that misguided and propagandized belief is being protected by the fact that most Americans have been fortunate enough not to directly experience both violent and economic warfare. The whole notion of “spreading democracy” is interpreted by the general populace as a good thing. It’s self-sustaining, weaponized “compassion.”
Also like quarter of sci-fi, especially military sci-fi is about USA being invaded. Apparently even aliens think “America bad” is pretty good reason to come all that way.
Really miss Pangea