Excellent post! I appreciated the glimpse into history, wasn't familiar with this particular incident. Thanks for sharing. Sadly, it seems history just keeps repeating in this way... Loved your conclusion btw - points very well said.
The west is not the glorious civilisation that brings culture and progress to the world. We are just another empire abusing its power like many before us. We write the rules to fit us and still end up breaking them. While we demand absolute compliance from everyone else we ourselves can do whatever we want. Because russia is evil, china is evil, Iran is evil, ... This way of thinking has brought enough suffering to the world, it is time to reflect and stop.