My frustration is that people ignore the lessons, and actively embrace it

Not because they think they will benefit, but because they hope that the tyrants will hurt the people they fear and hate

It's truly grotesque

People are capable of amazing things. Both amazingly good, and awful

America could be a bright light, despite the fact that the country was founded on genocide, cruelty and exploitation, but they choose ignorance, hate, fear, cruelty, bigotry, and stupidity whenever they can

And the whole world suffers