Just a small political rant

Why do so many Americans think that they are the saviours of the world and that this licences them to do as they please? Anodyne of the tourists from China and Singaporean uncles and aunties who think that their country is the best place in the world and everything else can never match up. Oh, but don't be fooled. Europeans are proud too. They just do it more cleverly, basking in humility and idealism. One could never boast of being the ones holding together world unity by a shoestring and the only ones fighting for real inclusiveness. No no, it would simply not be proper.

Pride is first irritating. Then sad. Because so much more could be done for the world's worst off if we respected each others virtues and acknowledged our own faults more. No wonder, of all the things God hates, He hates pride most.