Heg decline good—new role models set a better precedent and spill over

Thomas Meisenhelder, "Declining American Hegemony Could Be A Good Thing," Common Dreams, 10-11-2020, https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/10/11/declining-american-hegemony-could-be-good-thing-- 嘉玮

So, it is very likely that the declining global hegemony of the United States will be an opportunity to build better lives everywhere. If the new global "role models" are places like Denmark, Norway, or Costa Rica, surely the world would be headed towards fewer threats to peace, less military spending, fewer attacks on local democracies, more concern for human rights, less environmental destruction, more environmental protection, and more democracy. And, if America uses this opportunity to change what we spend on and how we care for each other, life will be better here at home too.