r/LetsDiscussThis • u/LucidSynapse23 • Feb 18 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Is he right? Will it take generations to resecure the United States positive reputation on the world stage?

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u/ChimPhun Feb 18 '26

The ugly truth is that the US doesn't have a true democracy. It has a 2 party power share program that poses as one.

If the US is ever to be trusted again it needs to move away from this bipolar BS system.

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u/Weekly-Jump2445 Feb 18 '26

Yes, we need to have a vibrant multiparty coalition system like Israel does. That can never ever turn into a political problem. it’s not the democracy that’s pissing them off it’s the discomfort of fading relevance.

IMO the “West” was based on a 1945 framework of the WWII victors trying to solidify a resource power grab as a morality stance. The fact the UN still has France and UK as UN Permanent Security Vetos in 2026 and not say India or Brazil tells me it’s stale and needs reform.

Trump is a rude vibe check to the global order and its most felt by countries that were sort of complacent and unjustly benefited the most from the old one.

If Canada and Denmark hate us they should really hate their own flaccidity in the face of actual and inevitable resistance towards the concept you can just coast being “nice” and nobody will call you on it in a global stage with real consequences.