> It doesn't matter if it is happening more or less. The goal is to always be improving. I'm not sure what you think "mattering" means, but I was responding to

> It doesn't matter if it is happening more or less. The goal is to always be improving. I'm not sure what you think "mattering" means, but I was responding to a comment that said "the US is loosing[sic] more and more of its standing". I'm not sure why you're so convinced that the relative decline of the US's reputation shouldn't be talked about, but it's pretty bizarre behavior to insert yourself into a conversation about it and assert so.