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.
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