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[–] Nalivai 2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

There is also a lot about who their enemy is. When US will attack Mexico or Canada, there will be way less universal support to them because US is still seen as a "good guy" in a cultural sense. The same goes to Israel for historical reasons. Russia however is universally understood to be bad, they didn't manage to wash their reputation when they had a chance, and it doesn't seem like they really tried.

[–] hark 8 points 19 hours ago

Cultural sense is relative. Quite a few cultures understand the US being one of the greatest evils in the world.

[–] kreskin 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Im not sure many see the US as the good guy anymore. I think maybe they see the US as the shallow, bullying, good looking popular kid with a lot of money, who the other kids who just want to keep their heads down follow by default.

So much of politics resmbles the 3rd grade school yard.