They can’t understand how a nation can be so powerful that it can have interests beyond its borders. Having come from a nearly failing state where rushing for tenders to supply maize is the best a man can do; it is no wonder importing condoms is not considered a big deal.
When you are born and expect to die in a shithole, it is easy to see your entire worldview can be entirely blunted such that getting concepts that are obvious to anyone else seems impossible
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