The Post American World Summary

America was created with a foundation of freedom, hope, and for many a fresh start from their once home Great Britain. From the very beginning in 1776 we had to make sacrifices to be where we are today in the now twentieth first century (2015) with being such a prosperous country we have made enemies and allies. To stay a world SuperPower you have to continually progress, something that is to be questioned is whether we have been continually growing as a country. America is 239 years old. During her time we have grown together, withstood many attacks and grown. We also have diversified and become very different from the country our founding fathers created. Although the American minority, and many more believe we still are the same country, I believe we have changed and not for the better. I believe that this decline that is in question is a real problem that we are choosing to overlook and believe is only something that is trying to make the American country something it is not. Fareed Zakaria is a very successful writer who wrote “The Post American World”. In this were listed evidence towards a decline and issues happening within the country and outside of our borders. Within were stated the opinion of those inside of America. Andy Grove said “They’re all in denial, …show more content…
In recent years the amount of respect we receive from others is slowing diminishing, Fareed Zakaria discussed this with the rising powers of several other countries such as; China, and India. China was said to be sleeping, and now “China’s awakening is reshaping the economic and political landscape (Zakaria)”. Since her awakening she has already shown her power, in August China devalued their currency to prop their economy. Over half of our debt is to this now awakened giant. America has shown a decline in the ability to be able to handle money like she is supposed to, our Government now is spending it rather