Absolutely. However, children of immigrants can see a world that many Americans who's grandfather and great-grandfathers were born here, would never be able to see. It's is a different perspective. Of course, we can be biased, but I also understand what it means to not be an American and then become one. So I can see the benefits, but also the major faults of Americans.
I'm thinking that Tejek may be in the same boat, but maybe he has a Middle Eastern background. If that's the case, then he probably does have a very good sense of what REALLY goes on over there, whereas you and I can only guess from what we read. Nuances are everything in cases like these.
Right now, I'll admit I'm biased against Iran. Alomst EVERYTHING I read points me in the direction of bias against Iran and the Middle East in general. I'm open-minded enough to understand that. However, in Tejek's posts he seems to be incredibly biased towards Iran, defending them as if he was one of them. So somewhere between Tejek's opinions and mine lies the truth. Understanding his paradigm (background and context through which he sees the world) can help me understand why he defends Iran so vigorously, while I lambast them so virulently. And if one understands context, then you are that much closer to understanding the truth of the situation, rather than what the propaganda machines, otherwise called news media, in the US and the Middle East spew out.
Anyway, I'm seeking to understand. That's all. |
