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> Imagine if your Indian politicians were to sell out India to the West or maybe import Africans or something similar,

Firstly, this is so wildly tone deaf, that I don’t know what to say.

Secondly - India (and most developing nations I will bet) have had violent protests at some point in their history about people from other parts of the same country coming in to take jobs.

Most of the world understands why America feels the way it does. Hell I personally have better articulations of America’s problems than many Americans do.

But for the love of all that is holy, please don’t end up betraying your ignorance of the rest of the world and reminding us of some of the worst features of American stereotypes. It may be meant as an effort to find common ground, but only succeeds in irritating and potentially alienating.

Believe it or not, compared to the vast majority of humanity, your problems are better than what they will face.

I do not ask you to take an interest in the world. It would be nice if you did.

I do ask that you serve your own purpose, your own argument, better.



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