I’m nostalgic for the days when I thought the US was a positive force in the world.
The active word is: "thought."
Sadly, our country has acted like a schoolyard bully to the rest of the world for a very long time and, more importantly, to us! Yes. Us!
Out and out, bald-faced lies along with tyranny threats like closing down the economy for two weeks to flatten the curve and using force and those lies to inject us with so-called vaccines -- just to mention a few.
Better to know than not know! And it is not too late to get that wake-up call.
We've been played like a violin!
Be happy and give praise that you are over that "thought" thing.