That is pretty good summary of the sentiment of most people (US and Europe) and I cannot say my sentiments are very far off from this (we speak about high level

That is pretty good summary of the sentiment of most people (US and Europe) and I cannot say my sentiments are very far off from this (we speak about high level outlook, not the details of war crimes perpetrated in Iraq, and elsewhere under US aggressive wars). However, objectively, one cannot with the same breath claim and act as if there are no other world views and values and interests (China, Russia, Middle East, etc), which is dismissed apriori or even vilified. I wonder whether my own leanings are not just a results of the easy life (materially) which is an end result of wealth extraction by US and EU from the poorer countries (assured by policies of economic or military). When I talk to friends from the Middle East or Africa who live or lived on the other side which is used to extract wealth for the west, have very different opinion/view. One might be surprised to learn what ME average person think about a westerner (as an abstraction). In summary, living under hegemony in prosperity (and a future assurance of it) it is easy position to defend and take security in it (and its values). However, being or living on the other side of this equation one is confronted with different view.