&quot;Weird shit&quot; like trying to resist to American cultural imperialism?  Why is it so &quot;weird&quot; that some countries would like to preserve their language? Or not be dependent on America&#x27;s Internet? Or GPS?<p>It reminds me of the anti-France campaign when they were working on their own nuclear weapons.  America couldn&#x27;t stand to see another nation work on developing their own nuclear power instead of being just happy to be protected by the US and NATO.<p>Americans like to complain that they have to spend big money to be the world&#x27;s policeman, but when a country tries to emancipate from American influence it is met with derision.