> Which serves to infantilize the entire population of every other country in the world. With due respect the United States is a global hegemonic superpower. S

> Which serves to infantilize the entire population of every other country in the world. With due respect the United States is a global hegemonic superpower. Sure it isn't all powerful, but to recognize it's influence as punching above the weight of foreign populations isn't to infantilize them. Nor can the OP be appropriately summarized the way you did. It's really easy to defeat straw men, sure, but the people who contribute to Hacker News are intelligent enough to recognize that straw man for what it is.