The issue most of the world (outside the US) worries about is not the end of their hegemony but the power vacuum that they leave behind.
Despite the near plutocratic state of the current US, they at least make an attempt at having core democratic values with checks and balances and a respect for rule of Law.
It is unclear if those who crave to take that soft-power away from the US will share the same ideals.
Turns out that the world was rather better off without us trying to run a big chunk of it and we were better off as well.
The US will be fine and might even become a better place once they stop being the most powerful country.
Why the hell would the rest of the world care about these things that only matter inside the United States? The US has never made it their goal to spread these "core democratic values," has no real checks or balances internationally, and shows a complete disregard for international law.
Except they never consider themselves subject to that law, just use it to punish those they don't like.
> democratic values
When have they ever spread this? The amount of democratic governments we've overthrown vastly outnumbers the successful ones we've created. And that's ignoring things like Operation Gladio.
>heavily shaded modern international trade
Which has enriched them far more than anyone else.
Mind you, most of the world lives in poverty fueled by endless tribal fights. Shia-vs-Sunni Muslims, Mexican drug cartels, endless tribal wars in Africa. Sponsored by the local "top ladder" successfully running the "divide and conquer" strategy. I don't see anything good in bringing that standard of living to the 1st World countries.
And, mind you, China is completely unaffected by the processes tearing the U.S. apart. They are more than ready to take the place, and also they don't give a slightest damn about human rights, freedom of association and many other Western virtues. Read about Uighur camps if you have any doubts. Be careful for what you wish for.
>And, mind you, China is completely unaffected by the processes tearing the U.S. apart
Isn't this the exact same " divide and conquer " strategy you just mentions? If we don't continue supporting our tribe, ignoring it's many faults, that other tribe will make things much worse.
Besides, the billionaires will be fine, it's the middle class that will find themselves living in ghettos.
Right, US billionaires would never develop an evil plan like exploit violence to make money. Those actions are just African nature.
If China were to gain more power though, obviously they would steal the middle classes' wealth and force them into poverty.
You followed this statement with "call me paranoid, but we might see my tribe (presumably) fall out of dominance in our lifetime." The end of US hegemony is not some terrifying future, it's the US living like the rest of the world.