Thesis: US global power will continue to wane as long as the domestic situation (socioeconomic, cultural, institutional) worsens and geopolitical multipolarity

Thesis: US global power will continue to wane as long as the domestic situation (socioeconomic, cultural, institutional) worsens and geopolitical multipolarity is established by China. And that's okay, time's up! As long as the US doesn't do something enormously stupid in retaliation. It's not coming out of a textbook if that's what you're wondering.