re: Is Western imperialism the root of many of the world's problems?

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Aside from the printing press, steam engine, automobile, airplane, space travel, personal computers, medical cures & treatment for all manners of diseases, freedom of speech/association/religion et al, and many other things that have allowed mankind to live longer, healthier and more-prosperous lives, what really has "The West" done for mankind? I suppose we'd all be better off living in some manner of global caliphate.

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Well, you left out a lot of stuff like great art, music, literature, philosophy, modernism (as opposed to Classical and post mod), etc. But we could go on forever. Western culture is a TEN. Islam is a ZERO. They are 500 years behind and they know they're not going to live long enough to catch up.

Africa is 1,000 years behind. If you think they're going to catch up just invest some money in the Somali Pirates and see how your stock goes.