Biden's aim to restore U.S. leadership could be tall order in a changed world

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3. I agree.

One reason is the rightward shift in many countries, like Brazil, Philippines, Eastern Europe, who line up more with Trumpism. But also other countries that are traditional democratic allies may never regard the US the same. They now watched the US vote in W Bush a second term, to which they were aghast. Then came Obama, and the US was forgiven and applauded, a Nobel peace prize was doled out seemingly simply for the US voting out a war monger. Everyone was so relieved.

Then came Trump winning.
Now the Trumpists came close again, with even more support than in 2016.

Sorry but I think our traditional allies now look at the US with fear and trepidation. They were fooled by Obama that we had evolved further. Now they know how easily they could have either Trump or another younger, more eager Trumpist, in power in 4 years. It would take a long time, more than one administration, for them to ever get to that comfort level in our leadership, and respect for the people (at least half of them) that the US once enjoyed. Sad but true.