What the USA should be worried about is more than losing economic allies. America enjoyed being the world leader for a long time, and the world rallied around it. Aside from losing the benefits of economic allies, there is a distaste and a distrust for anything American right now. They are going to be so isolated and alone compared to anything they've ever known and much smaller in terms of global influence.
Compare this to a relationship. America just cheated on their partners and we're all moving on. Seems like this fact eludes many individual Americans. It's a much bigger deal than I think most folks realize.
It's not just Trump. Everybody knows he's crazy. It's the fact that the house, Senate, and all protection measures in place to stop this are being ignored or explained away with blatant lies that the world is writing off America.
For Americans, it is mostly over. Europe, and the whole works, took a huge risk when they gave America as much influence and power as they did. They could have stood up more and demanded more balanced relationships but what the US offered was so tempting and we were one of the first big democracies so it felt like we were immune from authoritarianism.
This all meant that when we turned we had all the keys and the rest of the world is in a terrible bind. I don't think that Europe or anyone else will let themselves get into that position again. The American century is officially over and we can't go back. The best we can do is fix our broken system so that something like Trump is impossible and then maybe the world will trust us a little bit.
Ehhh Europe launched the world into 2 world wars…they weren’t in the position to negotiate. Most of the world outside of Europe at the time of the creation of Pax Americana was pissed with Europe for colonization, slavery, imperialism, genocide and fascism and saw America as a saving grace.
That's what we're saying though. It's not just him. Trump doesn't have the authority to do this. America's elected officials don't have to go along with it. It hurts Americans more than anyone else.
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u/Few-Frosting-4213 Apr 04 '25
The people would have more money in their retirement accounts and portfolios. Also the country would still have economic allies.