You either serve Western interests completely or you’re a traitor; you also have to work harder to be seen as a traitor if you’re white
I’ll never forget that interview with a Hijab wearing Iranian American lady who was talking against the Imperialism being waged against Iran (this was a while back) and the reporter tells her “You don’t sound American” to which she retorts “That’s because I read” and the reporter was dumbstruck because she probably expected the Iranian American lady to either walk back her statements or to make a show of patriotism instead; also “You don’t sound American”, no, you mean she doesn’t sound AND look American; there are plenty of Americans who’ve spoken against the Imperialism waged against Iran and not one of them was ever told “You don’t sound American”
You either serve Western interests completely or you’re a traitor; you also have to work harder to be seen as a traitor if you’re white
I’ll never forget that interview with a Hijab wearing Iranian American lady who was talking against the Imperialism being waged against Iran (this was a while back) and the reporter tells her “You don’t sound American” to which she retorts “That’s because I read” and the reporter was dumbstruck because she probably expected the Iranian American lady to either walk back her statements or to make a show of patriotism instead; also “You don’t sound American”, no, you mean she doesn’t sound AND look American; there are plenty of Americans who’ve spoken against the Imperialism waged against Iran and not one of them was ever told “You don’t sound American”
Not even. If you fully embrace and believe in the empire they will always suspect your motives, because you’re not supposed to benefit from it.