My wife is apolitical but she has a lot of respect for the opinions of FReepers. She said that your reply was the most cogent and well thought out answer in the thread.
Thanks. The thing is that many Americans don’t understand WHY the rest of the world criticizes the USA. i think one can understand it after living in different countries.
People in India, in Calcutta (say) won’t have a clue what is going on in Bangladesh but will know what Trump said.
That says something more about the ubiquity of the USA rather than people criticizing it.