What pisses off the U.N. and some of the nations in the rest of the world is not that we have stopped being a benevolent superpower. It is that we have stopped being a doormat.
A good percentage of the political process of the United Nations is currently dedicated to separating the United States from its money, and in the process knocking us to our knees politically and economically. Hostility towards America, its allies, and its policies is a near-universal aspect of U.N. activities.
As for benevolent, I think we qualify on almost any possible reasonable grounds as "benevolent." The thought of what America would do with its power if we were NOT benevolent would keep people awake at night.
Of course, the way "benevolent" is used by some pundits, it seems to be less a synonym for generosity and goodwill than a synonym for "sucker."
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Re: Benevolent superpower
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- clinton reveals the shallowness of his legacy, in his own words.
- So much wrong, so little time
- "...the United States cannot kill, jail or occupy all of its adversaries."
- Re: Benevolent superpower
- True statement
- We'll probably cut France, Germany, & Russia some slack N/T (n/t)
- clinton thought he could cut deals to improve our safety his track record is abyssmal.
- Since no one else called you on this I gotta point out: your post has nothing to do with Buck's post. n/t (n/t)
- Re: clinton thought he could cut deals to improve our safety his track record is abyssmal.
- Re: clinton thought he could cut deals to improve our safety his track record is abyssmal.
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