> why can't citizens of prosperous democratic nations also liberate people living in dictatorships/theocracies/other bad circumstances? - Because we are only hu

> why can't citizens of prosperous democratic nations also liberate people living in dictatorships/theocracies/other bad circumstances? - Because we are only human, not Minds, would be my answer. We humans are also all that we have to rescue us humans. Decrying that we aren't gods doesn't help. If someone is screaming for help, how can we not go? > So our forceful interventions are much less likely to avert more suffering than they cause. I think that's the nature of force. Use very little.