We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When we think of the myth of the settling of the West, this is our creation myth. But because we think of it as mythology, not as real people interacting with other real people, we ignore the cost of human lives and blood.
The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.
I would say that the West is very young, it's very corrupt. We're not very wise. And I think we're hopeful that there is a place that is ancient and wise and open and filled with light.
In the calculus of western interests, there is no suffering, whatever its scale, which cannot be justified. Chechens, Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis are of little importance.
The world is starved for spiritual food.
Notoriously, the United States is the most religious of the Western advanced nations. It's a bit mysterious why that is.
Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture.
I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics.
I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all humanity.
The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.