I think you are right about the USA being a beacon around the world.
You're point reminds of a story my father told me. He is a big fan of Chomsky and he went to see him giving a few lectures years ago on American (and the West's) foreign policy. He was at one such lecture when a member of the audience made this point - 'even though we can sit in here and criticise American policy, foreign and domestic, it's irrelevant to the majority of the people outside this hall. For them, America is still the dream.'
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