Sarah Paine

And I think it's also really hard

to look at the dark side of your own country.

This country has slavery.

It is our original sin.

We have not gotten over it.

And the part of the United States where slavery was most deeply embedded to this day has the deepest problems dealing with that.

So if Americans who are rich and have everything have trouble with these things, why would we think?

And this country has so much to be that's just obvious to be proud of, like, you know, just the wealth and innovation and things of recent innovation.

And then we claim we won all these wars all by our lonesome.

And of course, we had allies.

Come on.

But I think that's part of it, is understanding.

The Chinese history has been so sad.

If you ever go to a Chinese movie, you hear the ardor, whatever the instrument is, whatever it is, I've got the word wrong.

It's just so sad and melancholy.

Whereas American movies are all happy.

Millions of people die, but the good guys live, right?

It's always a happy ending.

What is it?

The Arnold Schwarzenegger line in True Lies.