America is a cultural empire more than a physical one. And memes like civil rights, human rights, technology, and conspiracies spread like wildfire, burning thr

America is a cultural empire more than a physical one. And memes like civil rights, human rights, technology, and conspiracies spread like wildfire, burning through the whole world. “Me Too,” the Freedom Convoy, Joe Rogan, Woke stuff like BLM, Obama and Trump (both being like the embodiments of powerful memes), etc… this inspires movements all throughout the world. See the Hong Kong protestors using Pepe the Frog as a mascot. See protestors in Southeast Asia using the Hunger Games salute. As some comedian (can’t remember who) pointed out, we are the country that landed on the moon and also the country that made up the idea that it was a hoax. We don’t let self-interest get in the way of a really good meme. A country might typically be lucky to invent a meme like Marxism or Maoism or whatever once a decade or century. America generates these things every month or even week, and it burns through the entire world in that time.