Post #3670504
2026-07-01 03:00 UTC
I imagine
Yeah of course you do; because you start from a position of American exceptionalism and then just imagine backwards.
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@Serinus@lemmy.world 2026-07-01 04:36
Oh yeah? What’s your beacon of a country? England? France? China? Russia? The fact is we were generally dragging the world (in hand with Europe) towards better ideals, like equal rights for all, democracy, and eliminating low level corruption. It wasn’t always the case, and was certainly in fits and starts. But in our absence I don’t see China or India having that generally positive influence on the world. Yes, there’s room for improvement. But if we’re at a C while most other countries are content with an F, well… USAID has done a lot of good around the world.