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America is , was and will be great... just not so much the guy who leads it now.
Don’t worry , this too shall pass
Snotty smug tiresome bullshit. Worse than that shitbag John Stewart.
European: Oh you're American?
The fact that Trump is pretty much alienating the U.S. from the rest of the world while countries like China and Russia are stepping up and filling that void of world leaders when it comes to soft power. Look up BRICS and what Russia is doing in Venezula (forgive if I misspelled the country).
It will greatly depend on the next POTUS. I think most people (except 30% or so of the US voters who still believe in him) already discounted this one as a buffoon.I rather doubt POTUS Trump will be able to cause irreparable damage to Brand America despite what the professional pessimists in the media may say.
It will greatly depend on the next POTUS. I think most of people (except 30% or so of the US voters who still believe in him) already discounted this one as a buffoon.
I dont agree we Europeans considered other presidents similarly (except maybe Bush Junior). Personnally I had much respect for Reagan, Bush Senior, Clinton, Obama. Probably more than many Americans themselves. Doesnt mean we necessarily agreed with all they said and did, but at least we didnt consider them as narcissistic , immature cretins.
Well, Kennedy may have lost the popular vote to Nixon in 1960, but Kennedy is well regarded. Nixon, not so much.And btw note that the two which were the least liked lost the popular vote, so are far less legitimate... maybe that’s a sign?
Jon Stewart makes me laugh. John Oliver mostly makes me cringe. I've been thinking for a long time that he needs to hurry up and become a US citizen. (Does he have citizenship yet?) I found it quite surprising that American audiences would keep watching to a British guy who whines about their country. I noticed that he was careful to use "we" about the US, so perhaps some people didn't realise he wasn't a Brit.Snotty smug tiresome bullshit. Worse than that shitbag John Stewart.
Sorry, I didnt go that far (just the ones I knew in my short Frenchy life )Well, Kennedy may have lost the popular vote to Nixon in 1960, but Kennedy is well regarded. Nixon, not so much.
Nixon, not so much.
Jon Stewart makes me laugh.
I dont agree we Europeans considered other presidents similarly
His wikipedia profile says “English-American Comedian” but just mentions “British” as his nationality. I think the accent doesnt leave much doubt where he’s from though. Hey, it could be worse, imagine a French John Oliver with an awful froggy accent weekly on US TV. I guess he would be lynched already!Jon Stewart makes me laugh. John Oliver mostly makes me cringe. I've been thinking for a long time that he needs to hurry up and become a US citizen. (Does he have citizenship yet?) I found it quite surprising that American audiences would keep watching to a British guy who whines about their country. I noticed that he was careful to use "we" about the US, so perhaps some people didn't realise he wasn't a Brit.
Well and I had to tolerate the same since Mitterrand (and all the “cheese-eating surrender monkeys” and “freedom fries” crap during the war in Irak, some brilliant strategic move - based on lies- you guys are not so proud of anymore)Thats you. I'm saying I had to tolerate bitching from Europeans for every POTUS since Clinton, First of His Name.
Gonna be a long wait though
On the bright side, he’s a gold mine for comedians.
On the bright side, he’s a gold mine for comedians.
Not even a gold mine. Mining is work.
They're like monkeys running around picking up overripe fruit that's fallen off the tree.
The thing is - Trump isn't that stupid. He's bombastic, but he's not stupid. The people around him aren't that stupid.
What I really wonder is what they're trying to distract everyone from with all the theatrics.
Y’all have a good army, but you have crap Generals. Anyway you gotta admit, it’s a funny turn of phrases.“cheese-eating surrender monkeys”
I don’t buy the argument it’s just all smoke and mirrors and there is a super smart plan behind it.
He is a creep
Hillary calling his supporters "Deplorables" was impolitic, but it wasn't incorrect.
I think it's smoke and mirrors with a particularly ill-conceived plan behind it.
He is a creep.
My guess is that the plan is “oh shit, we actually did it, now what? OK let’s just run constant distractions”
Maybe its because us Europeans are better taken care of than American citizen even will be.The thing is I can remember those same conversations about every US president for the last 20+ years I've lived outside the US. Some europeans just cant get over some kind of collective memory of failed empire and cant get over the fact that Europe on the whole has become a sad old lady who can only complain about the world.
Yes and no. China is certainly trying various soft power strategies but they've been doing that since GWB's presidency and honestly its not working out as planned, especially in Africa and the FSU 'stans. As for Russia, same but they started during Obama's time.
I rather doubt POTUS Trump will be able to cause irreparable damage to Brand America despite what the professional pessimists in the media may say.