To be honest, H4U and WDID, I think you're BOTH reading things into her thoughts that I'm not sure are necessarily true, and that are probably biased by your own thoughts about what you WISH were true.
There's a word for it, but I can't remember what it is. It's not "ethnocentrism," but it's a companion of that. It means to ascribe good intentions to your opponent, based on your OWN beliefs, values and good intentions.
