..over others' lives, and at the level of US power today: influence of the direction of whole world - though we are <5% numerically. Clearly envy is mixed-in - some don't see the 95/5 ratio as 'bad' in itself; these just wish They were in the 5%: that's envy.

Just don't think the other mixtures of attitudes towards US are this simple. Different groups focus upon ways in which our preferences + the power to institute them, gore their favorite ox. (Muricans neither know nor care - they had an ox they liked). Note the locals harassing people who look Arabic - typical. (May take the heat off the other minorities we semi-despise, but feel guilty about doing so).

For all the magnanimous gestures (Marshall plan, etc.), there are equivalent ignorant ones (supporting anti-democratic weasels, etc.) and we tend to be brash, ignorant of most customs not like ours - and disdainful of those, however we give lip service to "welcoming diversity". (I've lived here a long time - that's BS, especially when the Puritan sanctimony comes out)

So it ain't that simple. But in present case it also isn't important about the balancing act:

These young, ignorant sociopaths are Nazis, wouldn't recognize the idea of 'dialogue' if it bit them in the ass. We will likely skip the dialogue attempt and go directly to ass.

(Dunno about putting an ex-gov, a pol and Pres's buddy as - Grand Czar of Coordination. Far better in that slot, someone expert in terrorism.)

I see a huge minefield..



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