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In a way yes, but how is China getting much stronger a problem of Europe only?
(Also, the strategy of "We want to be an unambiguous military hegemony, because that earns us influence that can be converted into big time economic boons. Therefore, we'd ask you, Europe, to refrain from having powerful militaries. That way, you can invest that money in the good of your own people. You won't get the economy we will get, but you will be doing better than without this deal." has been good for Europe, but better for USA. Now that it ends, it's likely that eventually EU will be a bigger military might than USA, which then translates to all kinds of interesting economic consequences for USA. I'd guess they'll for example have to pay off their debt once they no longer are a hegemony. Dum-dee-dum. I haven't ever liked this strategy very much, because it leaves us vulnerable, and I haven't felt sure that USA really wants to help if shit hits the fan. As it apparently doesn't, which means that the deal is off.)
Yes, America cannot have it both ways but neither can Europe. Many of the things (e.g. healthcare) that the US is laughed at by Europeans is partially because the US spends so much on things like military that Europe doesn't because they have been relying on the US.
The US benefits (well, the rich in the US) by being the reserve currency. Europe benefits by having stronger social programs.
It seems (and I do not like it) the US is currently looking to focus more on themselves. They work too much, have horrible social programs, massive economic divides and see so much being spent on programs benefiting other countries. They want more for themselves.
That's a direction things seem to be going but it's likely to slow or reverse based on their election cycles.
Social media such as here are generally echo chambers for a more globalist view and a hate America baseline. It can make us believe that it's a majority belief. I have my doubts. I also have zero Ill will towards those that feel that way.
Nah. USA uses more money per capita for healthcare than most European countries do. It's not that USA doesn't have money for healthcare. They just have elected to spend it in a different way than European countries have. Since they can pay their current more expensive system, they could also switch to the European system that costs less money.
I don't hate America. I just think USA is a country where people want to have politics that are not efficient and that it's a country not fulfilling the basic reasons for why a country should exist in the first place. It's a country where the individual is subservient to the system, and I don't really like that idea. But that doesn't mean I hate America. I just would not want to live the American way. And, although I am here in this echo chamber (which it is, indeed!), my colleagues and basically any person I meet here in Finland share's my views on America, including USA.
Most governments suck in my opinion. I left the US a decade ago and spend a majority of my time in international waters and/or very easy going jurisdictions. I want nothing to do with governments.
Arguing about which government is better is like who's shit tastes better.