We know better. We claim to be better in empty rhetoric. In actions though, our species is made up of proud monsters, their enablers/worshippers, and their victims.
I’ve been saying this for years. The “civilized” world acts like we’re better because we’re not cutting people’s heads off, but we’ve clearly just exchanged that for the far more sophisticated (and far more fucked up) mental and emotional torture.
Just look at how we treat prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. We have never been better, it’s a fucking lie we tell ourselves.