Why bother replying you ask?...Because I'm open minded...unlike some:)
Adolf Hitler believed that killing those who had different religions/culture/skin color/ideals & educating the public to his way of thinking would let him rule the world. He learned differently in the end. He was not open minded!
"EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION"....MMMMM Thankfully I have learned from our system that today it allows us the freedom of individual rational thought. We do have a great system in place.
As to you comment...
"In the western world we passed through these stages generations ago, but in other parts of the world they haven't even started yet."
Have we???
Aborigines????
American Indians??
African Americans?????
Etc. Etc. Etc.
When we realize that we are = to other decent people (not greater) we will be accepted as = & live in a much better world imo.
An eye for an eye & a tooth for a tooth has been superseded imo:)
It gets you nowhere.
Communication & understanding CAN make a better world.
