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There is an expression, "when the US sneezes, the world catches a cold." I think the opposite is also true. When the US does well, they rest of the world is lifted along with it. So if we fix ourselves, the rest of you will see a benefit. But I don't see Australia's or Iceland's economy impacting ours positively or negatively. Even when Japan had their huge economic crisis for many years, it did not seriously hurt the US economy and we had some of our best years in the 90's. I don't know if this is still true, but at one time, California had the 11th largest economy in the world, considered by itself.
Also, many of us are pissed at our govt policies, and at the current administration in particular. Of course, when we have tried caring and put out nose in other people's business, everyone shits all over us and says that we are interfering and throwing our weight around. So what do you want? And if the world does ask for our help, are we supposed to just blindly follow your orders? If we are there to bail someone else out, maybe they weren't doing a good job in the first place and we can bring some influence on our terms. We do have a mind of our own, just like you.
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