Some days ago I ask about, the wars in Central America and some people say “who care about that”?

Question

Is it some people or most Americans don’t care about what happens out of the US?

Answer 1

Speaking out of one's mouth is a talent that sandislandtim has not learnt yet.

USA does indeed meddle in the affairs of other countries in the Americas. For example: Cuba still is subject to a blockade that has lasted over 50 years; Venezuela is a priority for the CIA, which wishes to topple the popular, democratically-elected goverment.

To answer your question, the problem is that the majority of US citizens are ignorant of the world beyond US borders. I see lots of silly questions on Yahoo! Answers, such as "how do Venezuelans celebrate the Day of the Dead?" (it's a Mexican tradition, not Venezuelan), or "which is the largest continent?" (incredibly people don't know this). Because they know so little, they regard everything non-American with disdain. They hide behind their illusion of patriotism (chanting "USA, USA, USA!), and express racist attitudes to all other cultures.

You have to understand that Americans think that the USA is the world. When football (soccer) has an international tournament it is the World Cup. In USA however their national sports carry "world" titles. Thus US baseball has a World Series, US wrestling is World Wrestling Entertainment (which came from the World Wrestling Federation's acquisition of the World Championship Wrestling). It is not surprising that they think that the USA is the world, and that anywhere else is unimportant (until US economic interests abroad are challenged).

That's my view anyway.

Answer 2

There are some of us Americans who do know what's happening in the rest of the world. But Tip O'Neill, an American politician, once said: "All politics is local." Most Americans see that then endless feuds and wars in Central America do not directly affect them, and there is not much we can (or should) do to stop them. Remember, back in the 1980s the US was roundly criticized for interfering in places like Nicaragua and El Salvador; we learned our lesson and have largely given up trying to influence things there. Why should we waste our blood and treasure to try to stop conflicts that never end?