Whereas those cultures -- virtually the rest of the world, in fact, which have been in a far weaker position, vis-a-vis the West -- have been thereby forced to understand the West, because of the West's presence in those societies.
Dok su druge kulture -- doslovno ostatak svijeta, u stvari -- koje su bile u slabijem položaju prema Zapadu, bile prisiljene razumjeti Zapad, zbog prisustva Zapada u njihovim društvima.