NO Maceman.
The difference is America, chaotic though we seem, we try to self-critique and reflect upon our mistakes and crimes. We acknowledge the progress made, but not without forgetting the struggles of the past.
There would never be a Martin Luther King Jr. day equivalent in Russia, they are too busy celebrating Stalin and Lenin. Honoring memory of those who stood up against them has been postponed for the next generation.
The problem with the WEST is that we don’t take CREDIT for the things we’ve done RIGHT.
I absolutely agree with everything you said.
And Russia was NEVER great (although they did appear — and maybe were — powerful, thanks to the treason of the Rosenbergs).
I was being facetious. I should have put a /s at the end of my post.