Strictly speaking, the quote is not an endorsement of Americans, if anything, it demonstrates their cowardice and their opportunism. When presented with the choice to not be a dick and behave like an honourable human being with ethics, the American foreign policy response is immediately to do what serves himself at the expense of others. Such is the philosophy of capitalism, anglo american style.
case eg COVID-19 vaccine hoarding and anglo american shamelessness in trying to get political upmanship at the expense of the lives of their own citizens, let alone the lives of ppl worldwide.
Mostly agree, but capitalism isn't the only cause of their inhumane behavior.
I sincerely believe the Anglo Saxon culture, at its very root, is primarily driven by religious and primitive fear of the natural world and other cultures. Incidentally, this is why they consider nature, along with many other things, are to be "conquered", whereas cultured civilizations such as the Chinese believe in harmonious living with the natural world, the preservation of the natural order, etc.
Their fear translates into a distorted belief that zero sum (or even negative sum) game is the only way out. Hence their hyper-aggression against just about anyone, even including their own kind.
Couple this with that fact their stolen land is far and away from the world island, they will gladly see the world burn just so they can come out on top. Afterall, the fortune from the 2 world wars that destroyed / greatly damaged just about every other industrial power is what propelled them to the center stage. I am sure they would love a repeat of that.
I also believe that the historians will remember their short domination as highly similar to the ancient Mongolian hordes that swept through eurasia, destroyng advance civilizations that were too peaceful to war against them.