XRP is pretty much useless but it's not about some political propaganda.
XRP is heavily centralized coin and doomed since start.
What do you mean by doomed? It went from $.50 to $3.30 in 6 weeks earlier this year and is currently stable at $2.34 waiting for the next leg up past its all time high.
Many think it will hit $10 later this year, I'm not sure if it will but I expect at least $5.