If it hasn't become clear to you, it doesn't matter how much better than them we are. They will lie about us. Everyone will believe them. If everyone believes the worst about us, then maintaining an air of superiority has no benefit.

Don't get me wrong, it's better to be morally superior than morally inferior. I'm just saying that caring about how other people view us is completely insane. They will view us as they are told to view us.