What G47 completely misses is that he is as American as apple pie - and all of what that entails. He absolutely embraces, even crows, the average American's "good vs evil" intellectual framework we all inherit, through our literature, the history as we are taught, and our movies, etc. He's simply flipped it to "America is the be all and end all of evil."
In his framework, Israel and Russia can't both be bad for invading countries. For example, Russia is our "enemy", therefore he embraces it, because the USA is BAD. He cannot comprehend that both Israel and Russia can be bad actors, led by megalomaniacal men. Nope, Russia is innocent because USA is bad. It's always the USA's fault.
China has been seeking to expand it's influence all over the world, Africa, Latin America and in the East as well. It is an imperialist power. He blames the US for China's stance in the world. What China is doing is for the benefit of China. China, like many countries/cultures has always been China first, China second, and China third.
Does America have horrible foreign and domestic policies? Absolutely, but that doesn't mean that other world leaders don't.
Nuance is not an American value...yeehaw! Simple, violent, and rash, that's the American way.
Now, I know he won't read this...he's put me on ignore because I don't countenance his simple-mindedness and push back. That's also an American value...ignore females that don't cater to the ego.
I applaud you for recognizing his innate intelligence and trying to break through the garbage in his head. You are a far better person than I.