Via Twitter and from the World Economic Forum:
The idea of the United States as a “shining city upon a hill” is most closely associated with President Ronald Reagan but has been used by politicians since the country’s earliest days.
The founding founders wanted America to be a beacon of freedom and democracy that would light the way for the rest of the world.

But it seems the brightness of that light has faded of late, with a new survey showing a significant and sudden drop in the number of people around the world who see the United States as having a positive influence.
The US ‘approval’ rating has dropped by 24 percentage points since last year's survey.



Link:https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/...on-the-world/?