[CrystalLangUser]

That has nothing to do with manifest destiny or even the average American. People are almost completely unaware of how many bases we have abroad, etc.

You are trying to paint a portrait of Americans in general that is flagrantly false.

[glitchc]

I didn’t think I was bashing or portraying a negative statement, rather shedding light on an objective truth. I can understand that Americans don’t know much at all about those bases. But they do know how much their military is costing (in broad terms) and are happy to continue supporting that.

Much evidence points to the sentiment that the US behaves like a modern-day Rome and has attempted (or is attempting) to achieve “Pax Americana” globally. Again, not necessarily a bad concept as the world could always use more stability.

[munmaek]

> But they do know how much their military is costing (in broad terms) and are happy to continue supporting that.

Many people explicitly hate this and want to see money diverted from that to stuff like education, etc.

Americans aren't one singular unit that agree on issues, especially things like foreign policy.