The U.S. isn't as relevant to global decision making as it once was. Countries increasingly do what they want, regardless of if the US likes/dislikes said decision. And honestly our opinion on that fact is largely irrelevant.
That's simply not true. And the point is that it no longer matters if you think it is. The machine is much more complex than 10-20 years ago, and it will move forward regardless of what happens in America.
The world keeps turning, no matter what happens in America. And that's increasingly true as the world becomes more multipolar.
Actually, the world keeps on turning BECAUSE of [ what happens in America ].
We are still the only country on earth where an electorate the size of Wyoming could, potentially, swing the election.
The U.S. isn't as relevant to global decision making as it once was. Countries increasingly do what they want, regardless of if the US likes/dislikes said decision. And honestly our opinion on that fact is largely irrelevant.
There is nothing like 5 acres of sovereign U.S. territory off the coast, to make even the most despotic ruler rethink their foreign policy.
We are still the guardian for the world.
That's simply not true. And the point is that it no longer matters if you think it is. The machine is much more complex than 10-20 years ago, and it will move forward regardless of what happens in America.
How can you call a world that considers emojis and thumbs-up conversation, complex?
Social media is a confluence of the illiterate, disinterested and uninformed, not a machine.