Basic human decency is a myth: we are prepared to spend far more on a new phone than giving to others. We are for human rights in the sense we are prepared to sign a petition or like a Facebook post but nothing else really. We only invade other countries for selfish goals rather than to help the locals.

America fools, if anyone, themselves. Yes, they are the most powerful militarily and have tended to support a world order that benefits themselves (lately loosing faith in it since they have only most, not all of the power). But a leader? Far from it - bribing and threatening others to be on their side is hardly "leadership".