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Donald Trump , The Ugly American par excellence ?

CountScrofula · 41-45, M
Honestly, with all political stuff put aside, the idea that he's somehow an exemplary human being is really confusing to me.

Like, every single aspect of his personality is shit we teach our children not to do.
HerKing · 61-69, M
@sunsporter1649 How does that tally with a chemical attack on a NATO ally by the ruler of the country who Trump sucks up to?
GunSmoke9 · 56-60, M
@whowasthatmaskedman So you are looking forward to gas chambers and concentration camps? But it's Trump that's a nut job, right?
@GunSmoke9 We just didn’t realise it would be so soon, or that Trump would be consigning [b]children[/b] to camps. 🤔
The [b]definitive[/b] Ugly American. Proudly representing all of the hatred, intolerance and xenophobia that has earned our country the distrust and hostility of much of the world.
RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M
@bijouxbroussard Every time he's abroad I am reminded of that film.

I bet the Queen can't wait to meet him.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
Its a phrase the french use right? I believe you know one or two of em
RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M
@Burnley123 https://timeline.com/ugly-american-burdick-lederer-511f37a41590
Northwest · M
@Burnley123 [quote]Its a phrase the french use right? I believe you know one or two of em[/quote]

It's a book, published in 1958, written by a couple of Navy Veterans, detailing our failure to prevent war in Southeast ASIA, and how we went about participating in the negotiations, as in we treated them like we're God and their cumulative IQ is south of 50.

It has since become an expression, describing American arrogance, when traveling or dealing with people from other countries. I've unfortunately seen colleagues do it.

In a Berlin bar once, I was having a drink with an American, attending the same conference, and we ended up chatting with a couple of Germans. The guy was the typical Ugly American, talking as if they can't possibly understand English, and after a few drinks, thinking that they owe him sex, just because he's America, and he bought them a drink. I did not translate what they said to the guy, but I did apologize profusely, and hoped they don't think we're all like that.

Trump is the Ugly American.
bookerdana · M
@Northwest Strangely the Ugly American was the hero of that book,a man really trying to help the people in useful doable ways
Wiseacre · F
Indeed..still, ppl voted for him and has many fans.. go figure!
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
I prefer to right that off as a lack of good options. The alternative being that it says some appalling things about Americans@Wiseacre
tenente · 100+, M
my president
luckranger71 · 51-55, M
@CopperCicada Well to be fair, as well as technical and pedantic, he is our President, just like his predecessors were. He’s my president too. An awful excuse for one, but mine nonetheless. 😎
@luckranger71 i would agree. i don't know what people mean when they say that. it's feels like how marital abuse was rationalized in my family. [i]well, he's my husband.[/i] yea. right that. and you have a bag of frozen peas on your black eye.
luckranger71 · 51-55, M
@CopperCicada Yep. I don’t think the intent was “‘my country right or wrong” but it can come off that way.

 
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