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We used to be world leader in education, then we defunded our schools.
We used to lead the world in scientific research, but the funding was cut.
We used to have the world's best infrastructure, then we stopped investing, now its crumbling.
We used to support social mobility and home ownership, now most can't afford rent.
Spending money to fight climate change is looked down upon as an unrealistic hippy fantasy.
But somehow we always have a blank check for war.
I get your point but I don't think you've ever been a world leader in any of these things.
But my Mom says I'm the most handsome boy in the class!
I really love the comparison of the "space race" firsts. As someone indoctrinated in the US school system I was brainwashed into believing we did everything first, but to find out all we did first was land a person on the moon and then claim total victory is very American of us to do... It's laughable. Russia did basically everything space related first.