Comment by SJMG
4 hours ago
> also feel comfortable saying that many Americans don't care one bit what happens to foreigners, be it by action of their government or companies
What's the point of this kind of statement for you? Does this help you understand others or just continue to drive the wedge in? Where are you from? Ask yourself can the statement,
"many {of my country} don't care one bit what happens to foreigners, be it by action of the government or companies" not be read as true?
There are self-absorbed, disinterested, uncompassionate people in every country which will satisfy your "many" qualifier.
I am from Europe. I feel comfortable saying that many in Europe do not care about what their governments or companies do to foreigners, (at least not enough to inform themselves about it).
However looking at the polls in the US gives you a fairly decent idea that there's a decent chunk of people that seem to get off on violence towards non-Americans. Why do you think ICE went with the violent tactics it did?
As to
> What's the point of this kind of statement for you? Does this help you understand others or just continue to drive the wedge in?
The point is to maybe make some Americans ask what it is that they can do to reform the government they have the most direct influence over (their own) instead of trying to reassure themselves that theirs is still better than country's X.