#i.e. people who defend US soldiers as just trying to escape from poverty while showing no regard for the people they murder

[psychotrenny]

I don't know if such a word already exists or not, but there needs to be a term to describe how inhabitants of the imperial core will treat about those outside of it as sub-human. Like even those who consider themselves "progressive" will frequently talk about people in the third world in terms that disregard their agency, emotional complexity or the very value of their lives

#i.e. people who defend US soldiers as just trying to escape from poverty while showing no regard for the people they murder #or blaming poverty in “shithole nations” on the innate deficiencies of their citizens rather than imperialist exploitation #although Liberals are less likely to say that second example out loud even as they heavily imply it