>>510226778China is catching up militarily. We have alienated everyone through diplomacy, tell me right now what countries are our "friends." Economically people have been frustrated for 50 years, no one under 30 is ever going to own a home outside of middle of nowhere on the plains. But culturally, yeah. We still got it, everyone uses our slang, watches our artists and movies, uses our social media, wears our dress, eat our food. But that's it and hardly matters anywhere near as much as the first 3.
The arrogance in taking all four of those things for granted is why we are going to continue to stagnate.