But my point was challenging the idea that the global view of US was high before Trump reelection.
Oh sure, we’ve had problems at least since Bush, but probably earlier. I don’t know if we’ve had a net positive reputation since WW2 or so.
That was who US was as a nation all along.
I disagree. Believe it or not, Henry Kissinger isn’t particularly popular here. The quote is certainly valid though.
I think it all started a bit after the Korean War. That’s when the Cold War really heated up, so it was all about getting as much power and influence to oppose the commies. But once the USSR fell, there wasn’t really an empire to oppose, so the US just kind of coasted and kept doing what it was doing.
AFAICT, the American people don’t like what the government is doing. We didn’t want to be in Iraq, we didn’t want to stay in Afghanistan (esp. after bin Laden’s assassination), etc.
Oh sure, we’ve had problems at least since Bush, but probably earlier. I don’t know if we’ve had a net positive reputation since WW2 or so.
I disagree. Believe it or not, Henry Kissinger isn’t particularly popular here. The quote is certainly valid though.
I think it all started a bit after the Korean War. That’s when the Cold War really heated up, so it was all about getting as much power and influence to oppose the commies. But once the USSR fell, there wasn’t really an empire to oppose, so the US just kind of coasted and kept doing what it was doing.
AFAICT, the American people don’t like what the government is doing. We didn’t want to be in Iraq, we didn’t want to stay in Afghanistan (esp. after bin Laden’s assassination), etc.
You dont want to and yet you vote for the people who did it lmao Imagine living in the country that razed yours lmao fucking simp
Sorry.
By America as a nation I didn’t meant American people, but America’s government or America’s plans.
Basically what you said about how US just coasted and kept doing things (wars) as usual. That’s what I meant by nation.