The Same Old Story

I may have touched on the subject, but it bears repeating, given current events. There are a handful of countries from the northern hemisphere that act as if they own the rest of the world and have a God-given right to tell other countries what to do. In a way, it's understandable; these countries were colonial powers that "owned" and exploited vast parts of Africa, Arabia, Asia and Latin America for centuries. So, they grew accustomed to see the southern hemisphere and other parts of the world with dark-skinned people as inferior and subservient to them. No matter that more than half-a-century has gone by since almost all of those regions gained its independence, the former colonial powers still feel that they can dictate what must be done, and are constantly threatening those countries with sanctions of all sorts, if they have the audacity of disobeying. In the collective psyche of the white man, he is is still "master" and the others are "serfs."

This goes a long way to explain international politics and current events.