General Discussion

We don't control lots of territories, be we have exerted power in the world both militarily and economic power. We don't need to be considered an empire. Great Britain once was mostly before WWII and they're doing ok. But given that 40% of the nation are maga supporters (Republicans today overwhelmingly self identify as being maga) I highly doubt we will ever be considered a shining city on the hill because most of the rest of the free world nations no longer trust us. They understand that Trump and maga can lose power and control over the US, but there is an electorate here that is more than willing to elect another Trump so it could happen here again because they play the long game while too many Democrats have a tendency to be complacent and over confident when they need to be vigilant.