Despite What You Hear, Most Americans Look Favorably on Internationalism | History News Network

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Despite What You Hear, Most Americans Look Favorably on Internationalism | History News Network

Amid all the flag-waving, chants of “USA, USA,” and other nationalist hoopla that characterize mainstream politics in the United States, it’s easy to miss the fact that most Americans favor global governance.  Although a great many Americans do feel a sense of identification with the U.S. government, a majority also supports the exercise of transnational authority.This approval of global governance is especially striking in the case of the Unite…