You see, I am euskaldun. What we aliens find appalling in humanity is the trite formality. What we find redeeming is the rare triumphs of human spirit. Since WWII, Japan has been vulnerable, yet no one, including China, has attacked. Portugal, on the other hand, should have, in human terms, been conquered by Spain ages ago. But no, why did Spain give Portugal its sovereignty? It is these curiosities which lead those of us, aliens as we may be, to think humanity does have a future.