A reputational trashing of these proportions is not something from which nations normally recover.
Yeah, the Germans and Japanese did, after WW2, but they had a lot of help and the world has changed.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-12-10 01:58 PM : "You said it"

Post-WWII Germany and Japan underwent war crimes tribunals and received massive US economic support to create two loyal anti-Soviet allies for America. The process took both of these countries approximately 15 years to recover (give or take) and they had lots of US help.

Who will help the US recover from our post-Trumpf era trauma?

Hope is not a plan, but perhaps NATO, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Canada will help the next American generation with their version of a Marshall Plan for destitute and isolated Americans suffering without healthcare, nutrition, or decent housing.