> I'd put the values of our county over China's all day
You say that as if your country's values are static. Any possible reading of history could not honestly conclude that. I'm not singling out your country by the way. But by way of a single example, look at your (and my) country's treatment of refugees and immigrants. No one is calling to "bring me your huddled masses". My country's (Australia) refugee policy definitely has an explicitly malicious intent - the use of indefinite detention against non-criminals in order to deter others.
Values change. Also, values are not a monolith. They are a spectrum. In some areas, the value gaps are definitely closing.
You say that as if your country's values are static. Any possible reading of history could not honestly conclude that. I'm not singling out your country by the way. But by way of a single example, look at your (and my) country's treatment of refugees and immigrants. No one is calling to "bring me your huddled masses". My country's (Australia) refugee policy definitely has an explicitly malicious intent - the use of indefinite detention against non-criminals in order to deter others.
Values change. Also, values are not a monolith. They are a spectrum. In some areas, the value gaps are definitely closing.
History ain't done yet.