In the end, they are the only ones dragging themselves down. No surprise the "sphere of influence" these non-compassionate countries have.

I had a friend who was working in Japan in Hiroshima who told me that in his one year of studying and working there he would go through spans of 3 or 4 months where NOBODY except the foreigners spoke with him or even said hi. It was really depressing.

Some places need to learn that you can have all the fancy gadgets, high class clothes, and up to date hardware, however material goods is no substitute for community compassion. It's strange to see people who hold more contempt for their own than for outsiders.