You’d wonder if Donald Trump’s childlike depiction of geopolitics helps ordinary Americans, or infantilises them
was a road trip along the west coast: from Seattle to San Diego. There were areas where the restaurants only took cash and locals had never heard an. More than once, we were accused of being Australian. But the further south we travelled, the more sophisticated – and better off – people were. We stayed in a hotel in San Francisco with no bar or restaurant, but it had an astrologer on 24-hour standby.
Depending on how you calculate it, the US is still the richest country on the planet and, of course, they have the biggest army My daughter’s new phone number will stay with her for life. It’s like we’ve given her an invisible, digital tattoo I’ll stick my neck out here: most citizens of most countries in the world would feel the same way about their home place
In fairness, there are many Americans who understand this, and over the last few decades American presidents and other politicians have tended to avoid “we’re the best” language. But the idea has always been there, humming in the background. Children are taught it in school. It’s a regular theme in much of the media., of course, America is the greatest again. The world is a school playground and America wins all the games.
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