During the Arab Spring, I was working in a different part of the Muslim world. One of the single most poignant moments of my life was when a local driver/fixed

During the Arab Spring, I was working in a different part of the Muslim world. One of the single most poignant moments of my life was when a local driver/fixed we contracted with asked me "How many people must die so that American's feel like everyone wants to live the way they do" I didn't have an answer, and at that point barely knew enough of my own country's 'real' history (despite 24 years of US education) to understand the scope of it. It wasn't instantaneous, but I can draw a clear line between that connection and the better and more knowledgeable person I am today.