Yes, but everything is not all about us. It actually detracts from serious issues when every conversation leads back to America. For example, if I’m trying to highlight the problems with rising prostitution in China, someone will immediately point to how the U.S. isn’t much better. Okay, fine, but now we’ve taken the focus off of an issue in China that deserves attention.
I mean, we’ve done a lot of harm. I push the red button a lot.
Yes, but everything is not all about us. It actually detracts from serious issues when every conversation leads back to America. For example, if I’m trying to highlight the problems with rising prostitution in China, someone will immediately point to how the U.S. isn’t much better. Okay, fine, but now we’ve taken the focus off of an issue in China that deserves attention.
the problem you’re describing is commonly known as US-defaultism