I've never had anyone from the UK or Israel tell me I can't criticize their government because I don't live there, but Americans say this to me all the time. American exceptionalism is an entirely unique mind virus.
Criticizing the most powerful, destructive, and influential government on the planet should be normal and ubiquitous around the world. It should not be something that stands out as unusual or inappropriate. Yet when Americans see it, that's exactly how it shows up for them.
This is of course because Americans are the most propagandized population on earth, which is due to the fact that the US is the hub of a globe-spanning empire with an unprecedented amount of power riding on its continued operation. Can't have the locals meddling with the machine.
Reading by Tim Foley.
