But how, how damaging it is and how, I mean, they're like, they're lying to the American people when they're saying like, oh, we got to go save these people from this evil, evil person. But very often they have other motives at play. Americans are very compassionate people. Yes, we hate the idea that anybody is suffering anywhere. Our leaders know this about us and they manipulate this into a kind of savior complex. where they think if they show us one picture of some poor girl who had acid in her face because she tried to go to school, we'll say, that's so awful. (16:37–16:51)
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Asserts that American leaders manipulate public compassion into a savior complex.
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