"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
And as bad as those freeways are (I know, I live half my life in Shanghai, and drive those roads regularly) they're STILL better than the freeways here in Seattle!
You could say the same thing about 1960's USA.