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Originally Posted by FlyingScot
They should! They looked to us in the past when we appeared to be magnanimous/generous leaders, and ahead of them technologically. But right now we do not appear to be either of those things. When we say "China virus" we appear to others to be pointing the finger instead of leading the charge. When South Korea can test for covid better than we can, we appear incompetent. When we end up with more covid cases than anyone else, we are the oppressed instead of the heroes. As a proud American and devout capitalist, I find these things deeply embarrassing.
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Agree to disagree.
I'll rephrase it a different way that may be a bit more apt -
We shouldn't care what the world thinks of us, they should worry what we think of them.