I understand where all this is coming from, and I can share very detailed counter points to each of your claims but maybe you are getting there yourself.<p>You are taking a purely &#x27;Etic&#x27; view of things and supplementing with an &#x27;Emic&#x27; view typically gives a better perspective. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Emic_and_etic" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Emic_and_etic</a>