The US watched the rest of the world burn itself down during WW1 (partially) and during WW2 (almost completely).
There were basically 0 industrialized countries doing better in 1945 than they were in 1928.
The US reached those insane peaks because of a total aberration. It was never going to last.
China and India, for example, have been between 1/3 and 1/2 of the world economy for multiple millennia.
After the Age of Discovery Europe as a whole took over at least 1/3 itself.
The US would do well to adjust to this new reality, but I guess the temptation to make America great again is too strong.
The US watched the rest of the world burn itself down during WW1 (partially) and during WW2 (almost completely).
There were basically 0 industrialized countries doing better in 1945 than they were in 1928.
The US reached those insane peaks because of a total aberration. It was never going to last.
China and India, for example, have been between 1/3 and 1/2 of the world economy for multiple millennia.
After the Age of Discovery Europe as a whole took over at least 1/3 itself.
The US would do well to adjust to this new reality, but I guess the temptation to make America great again is too strong.