>>The U.S. has been very generous and helpful throughout the recent history, especially when it comes to Europe. Think first world war, second world war, Marshall aid, rebuilding of Japan and Germany, etc. etc. Not so in Central and Latin America, though. Think Guatemala, El Salvador, Chile, etc. etc. So, I don't think at least the Europeans really have much reason to complain when it comes to that. In my experience, having been born and raised in Europe, it is somehow fashionable or "intellectually cool" to criticize the U.S. over there. And the reverse is often true on this side of the Pond.
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>Amen to that, being a Guatemalan I can tell you that your government provoked most of the political problems in my country and also they financed the army which was guilty of almost 95% of civil war crimes.
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>Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not talking about US people but the government.
The actions of the US in South America are confuzing for me. I am positive about the US, but when people confront me with what the US did in countries like yours, I do not know what to say in defense of the US...
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