For better or worse, globalization has greatly increased the necessity of interdependence. I definitely do not support the "planet-spanning military sprawl" and find American foreign policy immensely upsetting. That being said isolation from the rest of the world in the modern age is no longer an economically or logically feasible course of action, we truly are living in a global economy. Unfortunately most of this incredible international trade network is used for consumer goods rather than humanitarian ends, but ah well I guess its a little much to ask of people to be nice to each other and collectively work for the common good. Thankfully this global market is increasingly bringing cultures together and that combined with the power of the internet may one day lead to a global society based on mutual benefit rather than personal gain.

But on the other hand Christian radical extremism is apparently a super popular ideology amongst the super rich who benefit most from our exploitative consumer market, or maybe those assholes are just pretending to be racist extremists to get votes, I don't know which is better. Sorry if I'm going off topic and ranting rather than giving a good answer but America's really been making me sad lately. I saw An American Carol last night and thought at first that it was mocking American culture, but then my friend informed me that it was made seriously, if you ever want to feel so upset at the world that you cant even default into the usual mocking nihilism of the internet era then i highly recommend giving it a watch, just have drugs and alcohol on hand to ease the pain...