> I think the idea that people living in a country understand their own lives worse than an outsider is beyond absurd I'd say the exact opposite - those in a s

> I think the idea that people living in a country understand their own lives worse than an outsider is beyond absurd I'd say the exact opposite - those in a system become desensitized to its failings, and steeped in societal myths. One needs to be outside of that to have a frame of reference to compare anything to. Your argument seems to hinge upon material wealth. That can carry a lot of water for a system's failings, as it does in the US. But it's not particularly indicative of the shapes of power structures.