> Every time we go there I am reminded how lucky we are in the US. Not just in the economic sense- that’s more superficiality. Natives of many Asian countries a

> Every time we go there I am reminded how lucky we are in the US. Not just in the economic sense- that’s more superficiality. Natives of many Asian countries are usually very racist by our standards, and homophobic, and you name it. Not in the trivial “disagree on policy” way that the epithets are thrown around in the west. If you spend a lot of time around people you’ll find that they dislike dark skinned people and favor light skinned people. Gay people are socially held up to ridicule; in popular culture they usually play the role of comic relief. > You can’t go two blocks without seeing a picture of the king. There are propaganda videos playing on displays in the airport extolling his virtues. Again, real propaganda, not just political speech that you might disagree with. Is that luck or a conscious choice by Americans to evolve our culture? After all, the territories which ended up forming the United States and the first few presidents to rule it democratically once were themselves ruled by a king and certainly had no free speech.