Being a Super Power is a metaphor for any country that has superior authority over all other countries.
America is seen as a Super Power because it maintains a superior authority over the rest of the world.
It seeks to maintain authority over other nations in order to remain the Land of the Free.
To maintain its freedom, America believes that it requires the obedience of all other nations to its authority.
It is a commonly held belief that we can only enjoy our own freeedom by enslaving all others to our choice.
This is born out of a confusion between power & authority and power & money.
Believing that power comes from money results in buying influence over other nations with commercial wealth and political aid.
Any country that is not prepared to appease the superior authority and monetary power of a Super Power is controlled by military force.
Military force has been used throughout history by nations wishing to exert their authority over other nations in the pursuit of becoming a Super Power.
The only True Authority & Super Power is that of the Soul.