As for being biased by the media, let me add this with regard to America being a "has been" nation. Sure, The End will come some day. However, America is an economic fortress. Fortresses come under assault and take hits. But America and her fortress economy stand alone.
Before the Eeyores start in, here are a few things for perspective.
America makes up 4% of the world's population...
...and yet we crank out 24% of the planet's GDP.
And while we are at the top of the Countries that Consume the Most Oil (2020 barrels per day)
United States — 17,178,000
China — 14,225,000
India — 4,669,000
Saudi Arabia — 3,544,000
Japan — 3,268,000
Russia — 3,238,000
South Korea — 2,560,000
Brazil — 2,323,000
Canada — 2,282,000
— Germany 2,045,000
...we also top the list of Countries with the Highest Oil Production (barrels per day)
United States - 11,567,000
Russia - 10,503,000
Saudi Arabia - 10,225,000
Canada - 4,656,000
Iraq - 4,260,000
China - 3,969,000
United Arab Emirates - 2,954,000
Brazil - 2,852,000
Kuwait - 2,610,000
Iran - 2,546,000
Thus, we Americans, making up only 4% of the planet's headcount, produce about a quarter of GDP - punching way above our weight. In relative contrast, China is a joke.
And if THAT wasn't cool enough, America's 4% of the population is at the top of the equity market food chain:
And, of course, we win the gun race by a mile...
....but we're not losing the murder race.
As for the national debt, we have trillions in untapped oil and gas and mineral resources. IER estimated the worth of the government’s oil and gas technically recoverable resources to the economy to be about 8 times our national debt.
There are lots of problems in the US, but did you notice that even the economic doom newsletter sellers always take payment in fiat currency? Don't be deceived. There is much for which we should be thankful.