I don’t like how this discussion is going so I’m gonna clarify. I obviously think it is true that america has a very important role in current world “balance”, especially as an ally of western europe.

However, I think your original post made several stereotypical shortcuts. In particular, I don’t think that “democratic ideals” are something that only lives in western countries. Also, talking from France, I feel as many internal threats to this democracy as external ones and america seems to be in a rather similar spot, if not worse (the whole Trump thing).

The worse thing that could happen here would be to discourage people of being proud of their country, we will need it to have the will to improve things.