Dummy it's exactly what made us exceptional that Trump is smashing.
America has always stood for ideals greater then it's narrow own self-interests, greater than what it could grab at a barrel of gun, greater than it could coerce others into. We led the free world, we were the example in so many ways.
Now Trump is working over time to put us on the level of Russian and Chinese lawless autocrat imperialists, to let the world hear loud clear - **** YOU.
**** your democratic principles, **** your international law, **** your good will - we are the greatest evah and we will grab and exploit all we can, whichever way we can, any relationships you've built with us, any agreements you've made with us, we will throw out on a whim. You can't trust us, can't count on us, go do your own thing and watch your back.