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According to the Chinese government, American exceptionalism is a mirage that is more properly described as a dysfunctional circus, with a plethora of defects. They cite the Brookings Institution's assessment of a nation in decline and the Carnegie Endowment anticipating further disintegration as the "inherent ills of American capitalism worsen". The Chinese also cite Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group opining his fears that the 2024 presidential election would provoke deadly violence. To what extent is it possible to ward off this dark view of America's present and her future course? If a political solution is not entirely possible, will the Federal government effectively fail in the next 25 years? What will take its place? [see https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjdt\_665385/2649\_665393/202303/t20230320\_11044481.html for the Chinese view ]. PS - My dad was a WWII vet from Brooklyn; I was born and educated in NYC schools.
Having economic superiority for close to a century by virtue of the rest of the world having been laid waste to by two calamitous wars helps.
It's an excellent point made by the very last people that should be making it.
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We were the largest but we were not the dominant economy.
We were also virtually the only modern economy left standing after WWII.