This sounds like how people talked about Trump in 2016: assuming that everyone else can see what you see while ignoring the animosity the US earned by throwing

This sounds like how people talked about Trump in 2016: assuming that everyone else can see what you see while ignoring the animosity the US earned by throwing its weight around. Some countries, maybe with less societal concern for individual rights, might see it as beneficial to their bargaining position to have a little competition in the superpower space.