>be aliens
>want to understand reality and our place in it
>build great civilization to that goal
>traverse the stars, exploring, solving mysteries and pushing the limits of my species knowledge of the cosmos
>find demented apes currently burning away their biosphere
>clearly they can help
>they've only gone to their moon, no worries, the humans that got their flag their are the ones in charge obviously
>clearly only the United states matters
>I am the galactic civilization equivalent of a 29 year old dating a 15 year old "they're mature for their age"