Understood and agreed. There's a lot I don't like about "American" policy either. But it's not just American policy. It's Western policy. That is, Canada, Europe, etc. Europe is the worst for officios hegemony!
And there's a lot of "Eastern" policy that is really objectionable as well.
Most people post pics like these to make a point. I can see you're not one of those. I don't mean to offend you as a Photographer.