Originally Posted by
Bob's World
When we slant it should be toward some clearly stated set of principles that we stand for. I think FDR's vision for a post WWII world is a good start point for such a discussion
1. The four freedoms: From fear and want, freedom of speech and religion;
2. The right of self-determination of governance
3. The end of colonialism (or other excessive unwanted external influence over ones governance and day to day lives);
4. The four policemen (in 1945 that was the US, China, Russia and the UK forming a network dedicated to deterring conflicts between others - of course we then broke into two camps and the rest, as they say, is history)
Making others like us is not working. Neither is blindly backing the play of a handful of "enduring" allies. Working to allow others everywhere to be more like themselves but without being able to abuse their neighbors is better, IMO.