Original sentence: This is the traditional argument used to qualify Anti-Americanism in France, a former global empire, and one whose language was once the most prominent international language in the Western world
Edited sentence: Historically, every great civilization has been subject to widespread and reflexive criticism.Nations such as France, a former global empire, and one whose language was once the most prominent international language in the Western world, react with hostility when confronted with the argument that their economic model results in stagnation and high unemployment while America maintains a growing economy and continues to provide opportunity for citizens and immigrants.This same logic has been applied to the continued growth of influence North American English has on the world, the dynamism of American mass culture through music, literature, and art, and the relative tolerance between the ethnically and religiously diverse populations which coinhabit the continent