Projection Isn't Always Fair; It Can Be Ethnocentrism

I found these interesting words from Charles Taylor, in an article published in response to Taylor's recent conviction by some Western, multinational tribunal:

"After taking us to task at length, Taylor tried a more personable approach. He insisted we should not impose our worldview on Africa, saying, 'You see, my brother, political feuds border on hatred in Liberia. You cannot expect First World standards. Things are just different; everyone wants power. It is not like the politics you know.' Smiling, he continued: 'I live well and have no regrets. I am a good Christian. I lived and studied in Boston. All these men sitting around you have advanced degrees, most of them from good universities in the United States. But a politician from America could not survive in Africa no more than I could survive in Alaska.'"