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There are no good countries in modern geopolitics but some times people do good things.
There were good cases. People hate but we have defended women and LGBTQ people around the world. There is a reason Iranian and Russian propaganda shows the US with the rainbow flag. There was a generation of girls that were able to get education in Afghanistan.
We were leading the defense and support of the Kurdish people.
The Marshal plan building the safetynets and basis for democratic socialism in the EU and Japan.
The ACLU, the EFF, the GNU project, TOR, Ammesty International, Doctors without Borders, human rights watch, the IWW, etc.
The global eradication of small pox. Heck all of the hate Elon deserves for the unconstitutional cuts to USAID are because millions were being helped.
International collaberstion on space exploration and development. The major contributions to the development of the global internet in general.
Leading the establishment and being the primary enforcement of international law.
The US also was the leader in the modern environmental movement! With the national park system, the EPA, pushing hard to save the ozone, the fight to stole wailing and other marine protections. Etc
If someone says this was solely the US they would be both factually wrong AND also missing the point that makes some of these great. The collaberation with the world aspects is what made they any sense of good. That said despite all of that it's easy to say it's a checkered score card (which after a ramble of great things should hint at how bad other things were). But I still supported us doing good things globally.