“The US is the most powerful country in the world, and thus the model for countless developing nations.  Yet, we have not evolved past the equivalent of an adolescent in maturity.  We prioritize war over peace, profit over happiness, material possessions over environmental stewardship, intoxicants over inner work, denial over acceptance, and countless more backwards philosophies.  If we do not either evolve to set a better example or step down as a world power, the human species is doomed.”