The pivotal moment in USA's history was WW II. The USA was the only major country _not_ ravaged by the war. Once the war was over, the other countries had to focus on recovery and rebuilding. The USA supplied the materials and goods for those needs. It was a great time to be the USA.
But now that the playing field remains level and that historic outlier long gone, the USA's self-proclaimed tag line (i.e., "greatest country in the history of the world") is more myth than it is reality. The sociopolitical fallout from perpetuating the myth,and not keeping pace with reality, isn't over yet.
But now that the playing field remains level and that historic outlier long gone, the USA's self-proclaimed tag line (i.e., "greatest country in the history of the world") is more myth than it is reality. The sociopolitical fallout from perpetuating the myth,and not keeping pace with reality, isn't over yet.