And I'm telling you, that's how imperialists think when they want to justify their murderous policies; this is embedded in what the intelligentsia reproduces as cultural thought, from hundreds of years of colonialism, some of which developed into global imperialism. You're taking that lens and turning it inward, toward the imperial core.

You're far from the first to do this and you won't be the last. Because changing loyalties doesn't instantly change your paradigm. But the good news is, it is possible to change your paradigm over time.