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Wait until you see how much the typical Westerner cares about Africa.
Trying to explain to explain to people what the US and Saudi were doing to the people of Yemen and being met with blank stares that I eventually had to regretfully assume were because most people could not fathom why the lives of brown Yemenis were of any importance or interest was enlightening in the most horrible way.
Some people don't care about history or politics and view other countries as fictional places.