Now mind you, there is a bit of truth to "ability to speak and read English is associated with higher economic status" in countries such as mine, no denying that

But the fact is, even people who had that luck in these countries _still know more about their own countries than white people who never set foot on them_.

It's *slightly* absolutely ridiculous of gringos to think they get to decide whose voice is more valid than the rest based on their limited view of us

Nevermind the audacity to tell people what voices they should or should not listen to based on that while you yourself stand above and beyond us in the privilege ladder. There's really no other way to call it than silencing people who break the image you have of the white socialist utopia of your wet dreams while keeping your own voice in power

And the black and white view of people who got to learn English in third world countries

If I got to learn English because my dad gave me an N64 when I was a kid, am I the wealthy and privileged? Is my voice on the matters of my country not worth listening to?
How many oppression points do I need to count as the poor and oppressed? If I don't get to have breakfast nor dinner when money starts to get tight, am I worthy of being listened to? If I don't have, say, toilet paper, deodorant and shampoo most of the time, and I one of the upper classes still?

How do I measure this invisible value according to leftist gringos?
This isn't the first time I encounter this but holy shit. It's the same deal with tankies tbh. Please don't be so naive as to think the only third world people who are objecting to issues in their countries are from the ~wealthy upper class~

Turns out the world isn't quite so black and white
Most of the comments on it I saw came down to "uwu I agree" like. Stop.

If you don't know, say, Spanish for Latin American countries, who are you going to listen to? Who do they want you to listen to? Gringos who have never touched Latin America? Talk about your white savior complexes. Can't have those browns speak for themselves, they shouldn't be smart enough for mayo language, nevermind legitimate thought amirite

This has been my frustration-fueled rant on the subject
Please listen to voices with relevant experience when researching about countries you've never been to, we've had enough shit from both right winger gringos and leftist gringos.

Ugh.