The Westerners Burden and other such delusions

"The Arab world finds itself at an historical crossroads," the report's authors warned।
"Caught between oppression at home and violation from abroad, Arabs are increasingly excluded from determining their own future – freedom requires a system of good governance that rests upon effective popular representation and is accountable to the people, and that upholds the rule of law and ensures that an independent judiciary applies the law impartially।"


Was this not our promise to the people of the Middle East? Instead we have engrandized ourselves at their expense। Just like Africa, pre-1950’s China, South & Central America to name a few.