Check this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_external_debtUnited states is number one, China is number ten, Russia is number twenty nine, and Germany is number eight. It means you're wrong if you think strong economy countries aren't in debt.
Debt isn't always bad for filthy rich people or countries, watch Robert Kiyosaki how he use debt to make more money and protect his wealth.
Not only that but also in the part he said countries with strong economy control the world political and religion system. That very statement is arguable because I don't see the relationship between the religion and economic. Although, a strong economy is seen as an indicator of a country's power and influence in the international arena.
It's already known fact that some countries have more influence and recognition than others in the global system and economic actually play a vital role but in the aspect of religion and politics, they only have the power to regulate religious practices within their own territories and not extend to external regions. I would have agreed if Op only mention politics because some of this super power countries have an indirect influence in politics of their dependent countries but that of religion is strange to me.
I do agree that debt is good, I mean when you get a lot of debt, you end up with something much bigger and better with that money, that seems to be the most important part. I believe that we are going to end up seeing things change, and we should consider the situation to be greater.
I believe that we are not going to end up with a better result, we just need to end up with a result that has to be used for greater good. If a country gets a debt, and then build a bridge, and charge for that bridge, they make the money back, and they make life easier for people too, as you can see that's a good debt. If they get debt, and then steal that money between each other to make politicians richer, that is a bad reason to get debt.