Seeing the horrors of centuries of capitalist exploitation, and being raised in and still swamped with propaganda that the USA is the model of freedom and liberty despite plain evidence to the contrary right in front of your face, makes a reasonable person wonder if the countries the US government demonizes might be “the good guys” and makes it hard to believe criticism of, for example China, unless the source of that criticism comes from China itself (which admittedly might we’ll be suppressed).

Wealth and capital pours endless resources to attack, belittle and co-opt anything that might threaten its dominance.