Charles Krauthammer and the "Unipolar Moment" proclamation in the aftermath of the end of the Cold War, in 1990 has basically declared the US as a hegemonic power with no parallel in the world that is able to execute a total war on all fronts simultaneously and still win by maximizing all of its resources, even if hypothetically the entire world was against us (an imbalance of power so great that it dwarfs the Roman Empire or the British Empire in comparative real terms).
Emphasis should be put on the word 'moment'. Critics have since argued that we are now past the unipolar moment and instead live in a multipolar world; other critics actively advocate for the establishment of multipolarity.
However, with the most recent military budget proposed by the Trump administration and agreed upon by the Democrats, as well as with the agreement of NATO allies to commit between 2-4% of their respective GDPs to defense spending, NATO as a collective can still be considered an unironic global hegemony for decades to come.
The question is - would you like to see more of an active and assertive US leadership on the world stage, or would you rather see us withdraw from the world stage?
Do you see the US as an exceptional force for good in the world - a benign hegemon? A Shining City Upon a Hill? Perhaps even the pinnacle of Western civilization, as many do? Or do you hate our guts and would gladly see the rise of multipolar world? Perhaps something in the middle, like a more democratized decision-making on the world stage?
Any opinion is welcome (especially the critical ones).
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