On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:09:42 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

> The bigger a country, the
>more behind they are, seems to be a universal law.

I think it isn't so much 'behind' as uncaring. Compassion, valuing
life, equality and democratic values seem to decrease proportionately
as populations increase. That's a generalisation, of course, and there
are always exceptions.