The United States has taken a unique role upon itself as a form of global security force ensuring peace and democracy for everyone. As this self-made police force the US has altered governments, impacted the way people are governed and monitored transitions of power. It has acted in an almost neo-colonial manner by making assumptions about what is best for the peoples of several foreign nations.
Beyond even the militaristic aspect of the spread of the United States is the cultural, business, and industrial forms of this neo-colonialism. McDonalds has spread wide and far and so have many other "staples" of American society. Some do say that our culture is one of degradation and immorality and for this reason our spread or role should be diminished. Others have anti-western sentiments for various reasons and also don't want to see the influence of the US present in their homeland.
Even beyond the issue of the what is being spread is the idea that something is spreading at all. Some feel that the US should mind its own business and and stay out of the affairs of other nations. We should focus more internally and reduce our regular interactions on the rest of the globe. I myself am not sure where I stand on the issue of US involvement in the world but I do know I have an opinion on a case by case basis. Maybe a generalized blanket statement cannot be made about a countries global presence, whether or not it should have a greater role, that is hard say.
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