Shadow
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So then, be specific, what do we do, who's lead should we follow, in order to get the world to love us?
off the top of my head (so to speak ;-)
I don't think that the objective should be getting the world to "love " the US. No nation will love another nation as each nation is unique and there are many differences.
Perhaps we should start with the question:
How does the US WANT to be treated?? ....... and then discuss how one can fascilitate that ..........IF it is a realistic objective in todays' world.
If the US wants to be respected ( and I think it should)......then it must learn to treat others with respect. and this applies to all other componants of inter national relationships.
Don't think the US should follow ANYONE's lead. It has the ability and the uniqueness to lead creatively. But it has become too much of a warmonger now to be a constructive example to others.
IF the US wants to be an example to the world...... then it must decide what type of example it wants to be. Scientifically progressive??? Humanitarian ?? ( which it really is not now. All the money , contributions does not make a humanitarian ), Militarily dominant?? & war mongering?? ( which it is now ).
IF it wants to have credibility, then it must stop being a hypocrit , and a threat to world peace. It cannot go on saying one thing and behaving another. It cannot go on describing itself as one thing and acting the opposite.
It might lose its arrogance and realize that its accomplishments speak for themselves. ANd it is capable of many. THe space program has been an astonishing project with so many side benefits. (for eg)
there is a LOT the US can do to regain a positive standing on this planet. and still save face.........