Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect, for humiliating them.

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.

If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.

Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror.

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