After watching the movie, I understood more about how America truly affects every country there is, especially the underdeveloped ones. I found it interesting how what some Americans even consider garbage, used t-shirts are a source of income and a way of life for people thousands of miles away. The comparison between the US and countries that are this underdeveloped is wild to think what kind of waste the US could be committing.
I found it difficult to find such specific websites on economic colonization so I found a few websites that I found interesting and pertaining to certain things we have been talking about in class.
In the first article I came across, I thought it would be interesting to mention how the United States plans to give $900 million dollars in aid to the Palestinian people of Gaza. Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State made this offer public in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, March 02, 2009. The U.S. is concerned the money doesn’t fall into the hands of Hamas, a U.S. declared terrorist group. The money is being offered to foster a better Palestinian state, which will in turn eventually be helping the world and the United States. I think that by offering this money, it is definitely making Palestinian people and their leaders have a favorable position towards the United States as we are showing a helping hand even in our own time of crisis. There will always be people that dislike the United States due to the power it has and being wary of its intentions, yet I feel that most people in Palestine will be grateful that the U.S. wants to help the people of Gaza become more financially stable and have a better quality of life.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/mideast.clinton/index.html
This next little article I found I just thought was an interesting blurb to look at in regards to favorable opinions of the United States.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2008/09/11/5-countries-with-the-most-favorable-opinions-of-the-us.html
It seems that South Koreans have the most favorable view of Americans. I believe this to be due to the business that we give to South Koreans among other things like American ideas and products that are brought into their country and surrounding Asia.
I then came across an article about an ex Taliban ambassador to Pakistan. For years of life he was not allowed to play games, know popular culture or experience technology. After spending 4 years in Guantanamo Bay, he became a part of popular society and came into the 21st century by purchasing an Apple Iphone. This device he now never without because he absolutely loves it. The article goes on to say how young Afghanistan people love to be a part of the rest of the world, especially American TV as they have their own version, Afghan Star.
It seems that the citizens of Afghanistan like the ways of Americans when it comes to technology and some cultural ideas. They like the idea of being connected and having choice and freedoms. Unfortunately, the government in Afghanistan is not as welcoming to change and is restricting their citizens. Hopefully, this will change and Afghanistan people will be able to express themselves like Americans eventually.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ny-woiphone0304,0,6500853.story
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