[charred_toast]

I guess we learned nothing from the 20th century. While our country, at least used to, pride itself and base it's image upon excoriating unjust governmental overreach abroad (East Germany), it has become exactly what it once bemoaned.

[dragonwriter]

No, our government still prides itself on excoriating unjust governmental overreach abroad.

Of course, that's often a good distraction from unjust governmental overreach at home. But if you think that wasn't just as true at the Cold War time you point to, you are sadly mistaken.