I'm aware of how shitty humans are. Humans have been shitty forever. Being "White" or "Western" has nothing to do with it is what I'm saying.
The second half of the post wasn't aimed at you directly it was more topical to the bigger conversation, only the first 2 lines were aimed towards the reply - probably should have indicated that by breaking up the post better.
^^ this is where I'm at. The "greater good of the tribe" being the focus of the tribal leadership generally results in periods of long lasting peace not without turmoil, but at least not barbarism and regression to the basic animal nature of humanity. What's happened is the population has lost touch with what makes it great. When people think America isn't the greatest country on earth (generally speaking, not nit picking bullshit to fit a narrative) it's really strange and sounds like someone who isn't well traveled or hasn't read a lot of history or spent a lot of time outside their socio-economic demographic.