America's Mask is Slipping

After World War II, the United States emerged as a dominant power because while the conflict developed and millions of Soviets and Poles lost their lives, Americans were making radios and refrigerators, opening their borders to German scientists, and taking over global markets.

Despite its financial, political and military control, and its connections with the rest of the world, America’s mask is slipping more and more lately. According to a recent study Cubadebate has published, over 53 percent of Americans disapprove of Obama’s foreign policy, and believe that their country is playing a less important global role today. To some, these results may seem fleeting or unimportant, but in reality, they demonstrate that America’s façade is crumbling, and the masses are discontent.

It so happens that after ascending to the pinnacle of power, America is shocking the world with its meddling, demagoguery and attempts at domination. Although a Democrat, Obama has sanctioned more wars than any Republican. When the earthquake hit Haiti the armed forces were the first aid sent, the war in Iraq is still not over, the U.S. was behind the disturbances in Lybia and the assassination of the Lybian president, U.S. troops killed civilians in Pakistan, the U.S. accused Syria of using chemical weapons, and is planning to build its largest Latin American naval base in Honduras.

As if that were not enough, it manages its relationships, organizations and banks as it pleases and refuses to sign the Free Trade Agreement. Spying and actions against the sovereignty of other nations are no longer things of myth, and these actions came to light with the WikiLeaks scandals, and more recently, with former CIA agent Edward Snowden, who is now exiled to Russia.

The empire is crumbling internally. Congress refuses to reduce financing for the war to support health insurance and immigration issues. Businesses are sending operations overseas, and solutions to the economic crisis, which emerged in 2008, are not forthcoming.

The world is not as it used to be, and hegemonic domination has become almost impossible. Perhaps, if our northern neighbors would concentrate more on their own problems, other countries could move forward, and the people would have more faith in their government.