The “arrogant” part is so spot on. I know so many Americans who are absolutely clueless about how the world works and yet are absolutely convinced their opinions are correct.
One example of this I immediately thought of was Americans responding to criticism of their overseas military bases with “OH YEAH WELL I BET JAPAN’S GLAD TO HAVE OUR BASE THERE” which only reveals that they’ve never heard of the Anpo protests.
The “arrogant” part is so spot on. I know so many Americans who are absolutely clueless about how the world works and yet are absolutely convinced their opinions are correct.
One example of this I immediately thought of was Americans responding to criticism of their overseas military bases with “OH YEAH WELL I BET JAPAN’S GLAD TO HAVE OUR BASE THERE” which only reveals that they’ve never heard of the Anpo protests.
“I know what Corpus Christi is: it’s in the first amendment!”