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Does this really matter? US is the most powerful country in the world economically and militarily and maybe even culturally.

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strken 1y ago
It's a diplomatic bellwether. It doesn't matter in itself, but it's an interesting indicator of who is the most friendly nation. Note that Singapore leads the list; consider what you know about their foreign policy approach. Is it in the interests of the US to play nice? Is that even morally correct? Regardless, this is a sign that it's no longer doing so.
sdsd 1y ago
It matters if you like to travel. I dislike having to apply for a visa to travel somewhere. I'm blessed with a Mexican passport which means I can go almost anywhere in the world just with my passport.
krapp 1y ago
> US is the most powerful country in the world economically and militarily and maybe even culturally Wait.
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Argonaut998 1y ago
No it really doesn't matter. This crap is just a vanity metric to make people feel better about themselves or to feel self-righteous. You just need to look at the countries that require a tourist(!) visa of Americans, the vast majority are irrelevant. I can't wait to go to Eritrea, too bad I need a visa :( Tourism is not a big deal either, I think freedom to work/live is a much better metric, but obviously the USA is not great in that regard. The USA is the strongest passport because it is the only passport that allows permanent residency and/or visa free travel in the US, aside from Canada and a few billionaire tax haven islands or other stragglers. >maybe even culturally Yes, in my country young women have an American accent from watching TikTok.
- averageRoyalty 1y ago
  > The USA is the strongest passport because it is the only passport that allows permanent residency and/or visa free travel in the US Very much perspective depdendent. I could name 50 countries I'd be much more interested in spending time in, and you could not pay me enough to live there. From my perspective, it's not a bad passport, but there are plenty better.
int_19h 1y ago
So was Rome. Until it wasn't.

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strken 1y ago

It's a diplomatic bellwether. It doesn't matter in itself, but it's an interesting indicator of who is the most friendly nation. Note that Singapore leads the list; consider what you know about their foreign policy approach. Is it in the interests of the US to play nice? Is that even morally correct? Regardless, this is a sign that it's no longer doing so.

sdsd 1y ago

It matters if you like to travel. I dislike having to apply for a visa to travel somewhere. I'm blessed with a Mexican passport which means I can go almost anywhere in the world just with my passport.

krapp 1y ago

> US is the most powerful country in the world economically and militarily and maybe even culturally Wait.

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Argonaut998 1y ago

No it really doesn't matter. This crap is just a vanity metric to make people feel better about themselves or to feel self-righteous. You just need to look at the countries that require a tourist(!) visa of Americans, the vast majority are irrelevant. I can't wait to go to Eritrea, too bad I need a visa :( Tourism is not a big deal either, I think freedom to work/live is a much better metric, but obviously the USA is not great in that regard. The USA is the strongest passport because it is the only passport that allows permanent residency and/or visa free travel in the US, aside from Canada and a few billionaire tax haven islands or other stragglers. >maybe even culturally Yes, in my country young women have an American accent from watching TikTok.

averageRoyalty 1y ago
> The USA is the strongest passport because it is the only passport that allows permanent residency and/or visa free travel in the US Very much perspective depdendent. I could name 50 countries I'd be much more interested in spending time in, and you could not pay me enough to live there. From my perspective, it's not a bad passport, but there are plenty better.

int_19h 1y ago

So was Rome. Until it wasn't.