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TheSensibleTurk t1_jbksbzw wrote

Neither the US nor the world order that the US heralded in 1951 are diminishing.

What makes America desirable to tens of millions of immigrants and millions of visitor students who are waiting in line?

It's civil and civic values. A freer society leads to a better system of social cohesion (try being a black man in China or Russia). America by no means is a utopia, but it remains the top destination because it allows you to live a relatively free life vs the alternatives.

America has checks and balances, division of power in government, and a balancing of populism vs technocracy. We'll talk about Balkanization or civil war when the filibuster rule is amended.

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Notyit t1_jbmdsid wrote

People go to USA because they want to go where all the big business and tech slash science is

No one thinks politically it's a great place

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Easy_Jux t1_jbpymki wrote

Didn’t a large number of Cubans migrate to the states specifically because they thought it would be better politically?

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hononononoh t1_jbo0m49 wrote

The USA is peerless as a place to be rich. It's an increasingly hellish place to be poor.

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Binkythedestructor t1_jbmiyuu wrote

There is always a fine line between reality and marketing.

While it is undoubtedly true that the US had these things; checks and balances only work when they are exercised - and there is less evidence that is occurring. So in real terms, I think there is diminishment.

I agree in principle with all of your points. The fact that the world is not static makes it interesting

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