The America we know of is a sum of its parts. We’re used to this now. It isn’t simply a business meeting for many people, but a high stakes diplomatic meeting. The feeling is that more is asked for than it’s worth. This is the stupidity leaking out of a bankrupt, broken America.
The reality of its foreign policy spreading out into non-political realms is a fact now. It’s been so for such a long time that a meeting with any representative of an American company feels more consequential than it should. The only super power needs to tighten up.
