Postwar American hegemony rested on the desire for its currency itself.

Evidence

Whether the scriptwriter meant God as a standin for the dollar or not, it is fair to say that American hegemony in this era relied on the almighty power of its currency: the only currency everyone wanted even if they never cared to buy anything coming from America. — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism, 170

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, 170
• XREF: connects to: US financial-military hegemony structured the postwar Fordist world economy — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity: An…, 825

Broader Connections

• US financial-military hegemony structured the postwar Fordist world economy #responds-to (1.00) — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 825