Isn't it totally and utterly bizzare that when the western society lives with the same principle the gap is the smallest? Wouldnt you expect even wider gap in the western world because of such big eat small ideology? You wrote: Narrow nationalistic views that were encouraged in the past by the architects of the west gave birth to the "shining house on the top of the hill" like what Ronald Reagan would preach on evolved in the expence of exploitation in a global scale.Surely and certainly west flourished and the so called "great society"came into play.But did they do it solely on their own effort.The answer is no. Let me give you a simple example.A nationalistic hero passionate about Nepal visions a just and prosper Nepali society.Should he do that with the limited resources and sole Nepalese efforts or should he attack a weaker Bhutan and exploiting Bhutanese people ( a sovereign nation)in order to create a well off nepalese middle class.In thsi case the west has used the latter idea for their well being. We can only work together if west admits its ruthless past.I am for peaceful and prosper world not just prosper west.:)