Jay wrote:
It is baffling to me why you care. It is also baffling to me how you can not see that he could've behaved absolutely flawlessly and the media would've still found fault somewhere. All you are doing is regurgitating the garbage that is spewed from our liberal media, the media that now maintains trust levels on par with our politicians in Congress. So, thank you for your useless regurgitated opinion. No one cares. Go talk to your fellow Belgians or some other people who have no vote. I don't know who your PM is and, frankly, I give zero fucks.
I know it upsets you if people outside the US have an opinion on the US, especially if they make good points. But let me explain, I care because:
1. I worked in international environments, keeping tabs on US policies was a part of my job. 2. I worked there partly because I like keeping myself up to date with what's happening in the wider world around me especially with regard to transnational issues, I mean my postgraduate was in international relations.. 3. European countries are influenced/affected to greater or lesser degrees by cultural developments in the US and its political direction in global issues. 4. There are few self respecting democracies where the political situation is as fucked up as it is in the US. It warrants some close attention. It's also like watching a trainwreck in slow-motion.
By the way I haven't lived in Belgium in a long time. Though I'm happy to see that even without a government (or for now an emergency minority government to deal with corona) Belgium functions better than many other countries.
I read media from several countries in several languages. NONE are positive about Trump. Even the most right wing publications that like to sometimes publish an article that supports some of his viewpoints avoid mentioning the guy the majority of the time, especially now. He's an anomaly and only in the USA bubble is it even possible that such an incoherent and crass individual has any political support at all. Christ even his European equivalents (Orban for example or Le Pen) are at least reasoned, predictable and somewhat eloquent.
The fact that you consider what I wrote 'liberal bias' is frankly hilarious. Incompetence that is literally killing people is staring you in the face yet you let it slide. What has the guy done right???
Last edited by Larssen (2020-04-08 01:25:40)
