I've heard some version of this argument many times, but I never really understand the point. Is your point that because the world has been terrible for years,

I've heard some version of this argument many times, but I never really understand the point. Is your point that because the world has been terrible for years, we should not bother to do better and try to right wrongs? What an incredibly defeatist attitude. That just sounds like you are being defensive to criticism of our culture, which is never helpful. Is your point that you believe that the United States is uniquely targeted for criticism? I don't believe that is true. There is plenty of criticism of the way other colonial powers treated indigenous people. If you are in the US, the criticism is mostly about the US, but if you go to Europe or Australia for example, people are talking about their own nations and their history. I don't think your comment is entirely untrue, I just think it misses the point and/or doesn't really have a point to begin with.