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I don't think modern US soft power has much to do with 19th century politics. More than enough happened since then to completely override whatever was before.
by clusterfish 5y ago
I don't think modern US soft power has much to do with 19th century politics. More than enough happened since then to completely override whatever was before.
- cardosof 5y agoYes and that's why many people look at both countries as equals, or equally bad actors. That wasn't always the case, though.
- clusterfish 5y agoThose people either haven't lived in a dictatorship, or in a democracy, otherwise they wouldn't really have questions about which one is better, as far as treating your own citizens goes. International relations are indeed law of the jungle though, if that's what you mean.
- marcosdumay 5y agoYeah, the apex of the history of some entity happens some time after it stops doing the things that made it grow. That's almost by definition. The US has been losing influence for some decades already.