Do we Americans need to view our world through a different lens? In the attached article it reads, "The idea that Sochi is one giant embarrassing mess for Russia has spread like wildfire...". In response, a Russian reporter writes, Russians are "puzzled by why the Americans and the British are so very happy that the details are a little screwy, the way they generally are in Russia." In other words "screwy details" are normal everyday life for that great country called Russia (as is most countries of our world). If that is so, then why are we able to look down our noses at a country that has not been as financially fortunate as some countries in the west?
Are we really that arrogant?
If we are, that makes me ask, who is actually viewing life out of perfect lenses?
We Americans (as in those from the U.S.) believe that the rest of the world should measure up to our standards, as in our cleanliness, efficiency etc... and because of this, "cultural misunderstandings give birth out of sheltered ignorance".
Why is it that these "posts reflect actual issues that directly impact the quality of life of Russia’s 143 million people" and we don't see it that way?
Maybe it's because the lens many Americans see life through is a warped lens. It is a lens that is much like that coke bottle that you won at the fair as a kid. It has been changed. It has been distorted and reformed... but sadly, not for the better.
Honestly, I would rather see my world through a lens that has some dirt on it, than a lens that is so distorted that no matter how clean it is, a clear, actual picture is not able to be displayed nor understood. Malicious Glee:
Do we Americans need to view our world through a different lens?
In the attached article it reads, "The idea that Sochi is one giant embarrassing mess for Russia has spread like wildfire...". In response, a Russian reporter writes, Russians are "puzzled by why the Americans and the British are so very happy that the details are a little screwy, the way they generally are in Russia." In other words "screwy details" are normal everyday life for that great country called Russia (as is most countries of our world). If that is so, then why are we able to look down our noses at a country that has not been as financially fortunate as some countries in the west?
Are we really that arrogant?
If we are, that makes me ask, who is actually viewing life out of perfect lenses?
We Americans (as in those from the U.S.) believe that the rest of the world should measure up to our standards, as in our cleanliness, efficiency etc... and because of this, "cultural misunderstandings give birth out of sheltered ignorance".
Why is it that these "posts reflect actual issues that directly impact the quality of life of Russia’s 143 million people" and we don't see it that way?
Maybe it's because the lens many Americans see life through is a warped lens. It is a lens that is much like that coke bottle that you won at the fair as a kid. It has been changed. It has been distorted and reformed... but sadly, not for the better.
Honestly, I would rather see my world through a lens that has some dirt on it, than a lens that is so distorted that no matter how clean it is, a clear, actual picture is not able to be displayed nor understood.
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