I think we're both emphasizing different things and that comes from a different background. I don't really disagree with much of what you are saying, I just don

I think we're both emphasizing different things and that comes from a different background. I don't really disagree with much of what you are saying, I just don't see them to the same degree as you, and that's probably because of that different experience making it impossible for us to understand each other. I'm not happy with everything my country does, I'm not happy with everything they've done. There's a lot of progress that needs to be made but at the same time progress is being made and has been made. There are horrific as well as laudable things my native culture/country has done. We have a lot to teach others as well as learn from others, and we as a culture would do well to find respectful ways to interact with other cultures in the world, because ultimately we're human and we have shared interests. That's what I believe generally, and I believe that above statement is true or should be true of every culture. You're free to disagree.