THE STANDARD
By
John Wahome |
February 2nd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
For many years America has provided great fascination for the rest of the world. In fact, until the recent disgraceful invasion of Capitol by Trump supporters, the admiration was so deep that no one was much bothered by America’s arrogant, annoying and sometimes threatening admonitions to lesser nations to observe democratic norms.
Previously, unless you were a Castro, Kim Jong Un or the Ayatollahs, it took great courage to stand up to this Global Cop who wielded the longest stick as well as the deepest pockets of any nation in the history of the world. In contrast with Russia, China and other wannabe global overlords, America admirably balanced its lethal power with a comparatively decent regard for human rights.