The NYTimes published an op-ed by a Canadian on "America's Abandonment". Reading this passage, it's clear that Canadians are just stuck in their liberal hawk/neocon lacuna: unable to escape from liberal dogma about the need to defend "democracies" from "autocracies".

@blob_watcher Oh Trump, increase your attacks!

@blob_watcher Unfortunately being full of Chinese and Indians, with enormous white guilt doesn’t make you a world power

@blob_watcher But: even the worst leftoid beliefs like this are better than what rightoids believe in. Since 'pretending to support [blank]' used to be a way to build up leverage against your opponents. Rightoids just assert what their ideal goals are, and never 'use' beliefs against anybody.