...even considering missteps, warts and all, the US may be the greatest ever exponent of Democracy and obliquely a promoter of racial integration. We seem to prevail in spite of ourselves, as even in Afghanistan now, the Taliban have essentially become a political party that is managed by being starved for Western funds, perhaps forced to educate women. Judging from Zelensky's "Servant of the People", our liberty and democracy example is really taking hold (even about half of Iran, Russia, China want it?), a sort of hedge against corruption and promoter of education and a free press? Resultant Capitalistic excess may pollute the world, but it also provides the means for eventual solutions? Chomsky seems to have become a bitter, unrepentant US-hater with declining logic to back himself. I tried to listen to these people in my younger years, but honestly Noam, Bernie, AOC, Hannah-Jones may be happier in places like Cuba? Our country allows us to hate on centrist Joe Bidens, but then lefties almost begin to resemble righty Tara Reid, who just jumped into Putin’s lap?