Most Americans I know that have spent more than a week in Western or Central Europe, want to be in Western or Central Europe. Not quite the same as Russia, but

Most Americans I know that have spent more than a week in Western or Central Europe, want to be in Western or Central Europe. Not quite the same as Russia, but the concept being undermined is that USSR was a superpower that fell leaving only the US. When, at this point, most countries that were aligned with US offer better infrastructure and average-case opportunities for people, while dulling the best-case of rapid excess wealth attainment and practically nullifying the worst case of poverty, incarceration and marginalization which is a constant threat in the US. Without a millenium of geopolitical baggage, Americans don't really care which country in Europe and sample them all for an unparalleled combination of benefits.