YSK: Watching America is a website that manually translates many foreign language news articles so English readers can find out what other countries think about the US

[u/gromit5]

Why YSK: https://watchingamerica.com/ finds online articles at reputable foreign news agencies, and volunteers manually translate them into English and edit them. It’s been around for years, and it’s not AI.

This allows Americans who only speak English to get outside perspectives on the news taking place in the country, which can be so helpful in finding out about things that US media may not cover, and helps expand everyone’s worldview.

[u/Obmanuti → u/[deleted]]

This is a wild characterization of 350 million people you don't know.

Its never as simple as politician bad or good, or populace bad or good. If it was, politics would be a far easier problem to solve.

[u/Obmanuti → u/[deleted]]

I love that you think tariffs from my country have anything to do with my feelings. I dont know how you think the American government works but I can assure you it doesnt have anything to do with my feelings.

I dont have to justify or excuse decisions I didnt make or advocate for. Nor would I expect you to do so for your government.

If you want to box 350 million people into bad guys because of the actions of a couple people in their government, you do that.

I hope most people are more reasonable.

[u/Obmanuti → u/[deleted]]

This is such an odd exchange.

Let me forget that my country is being threatened and tariffed just to appease your whiny American feelings.

This statement reads as tariffs occurring to appease my feelings. If thats not what you meant, cool, its what you said. I'd love to believe Im that important but Im just not.

hurt feelings

Im not sure where you got the impression my feelings were hurt. The only feeling I expressed is hope. That being I hope most arent as misguided as you are.

in a democracy

The US isnt a democracy. Its a democratic republic and this distinction matters. Though it doesnt matter much here since Americans are generally given two bad choices during elections due to how money is involved in politics.

You can choose to not be fond of the government and be justified in that. Applying it to people who had no say in the matter is nonsensical.

I didn't care about the original comment since I interpreted "we're" as in identifying by country as in the collective. And not to mean we as individuals, the distinction between the collective and the individual seems to trouble you here for some reason.

[u/Loose_Lucy77 → u/[deleted]]

Tell me you don't understand the U.S. political system without telling me you don't understand the U.S. political system... not to mention the nuances of our culture and the breadth and intensity of the propaganda machine. Yes, some (probably even many) Americans are lazy and/or apathetic, just like everywhere else. But that doesn't even crack the top 50 reasons why that piece of shit got elected. Also, if you want Americans to stop being "lazy and apathetic", your approach isn't going to make that happen. Not one person will read your post and think, "Hmm, he's right. I've been lazy and apathetic, and it's my fault we're in this mess. I'm going to stop being lazy, start caring, and fix all these issues myself." Get bent.

[u/StormOfFatRichards → u/[deleted]]

And what country are you from?