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Its incredibly depressing talking to western liberals about politics. They can't even imagine that countries actually exist where the goverment isn't trying to kill them at all times.
What's even worse, is that when looking at any societal problem, the first place they look is the how the US half-tries and fails to solve a problem. How the US does anything, whether it be from health care, to law, to caring for the environment, should be the case study in what not to do. It's a rare person who looks at how any non-western country tackles problems.
The liberal worldview rests on a theological conviction that liberalism represents the pinnacle of governance, inherently destined to yield the best possible results. This article of faith, treated as self-evident truth, then dictates that any non-liberal system is, by definition, repressive and inferior. It's a conclusion that requires no further examination.