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Irish_Dem

(60,860 posts)
1. We will be known as Ugly Americans world wide.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:50 PM
Jan 6

Even Russia and China hates us.
They know Americans are total fools.

Peacetrain

(23,660 posts)
2. What a horses patoot that guy is.. writing on X I guess that the US should free Great Britian
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:52 PM
Jan 6

from its current government. I am just mortified at the actions of these buffoons..

Keepthesoulalive

(868 posts)
4. We didn't learn the lesson the first time
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:55 PM
Jan 6

The clown car is bigger and more ridiculous . The majority of Americans that voted let the monster loose on the world again. They should be pissed and frightened because the world is going to catch stupid pneumonia.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,911 posts)
10. What made America great - in the world's eye - was great American leadership.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 07:47 PM
Jan 6

Striving to lead the world post WW2. But then, politics was seen as a way to make big bucks, and so the Bush 12 year selling out our US interests. Jimmy Carter tried to right the ship, but cutting deals with the Iranian government to hold the hostages until after they were in office did him in. That's the marker for me when the world started waking up to the reality of US foreign policy.

And don't think for a minute that the primary reason why we have a Southern immigration refugee problem can't be found. It lies directly in our CIA-sponsored acts to undermine democracy in these countries, to benefit big AG, starting in the 50s. All Republican administrations.

They've been using Central and South America as laboratories to install RW governments that made life hell for millions of people. We knew this in the 70's. Now, it's being implemented on the biggest prize.,,,,us.

Keepthesoulalive

(868 posts)
12. Our involvement in overthrowing governments is not well known
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 08:06 PM
Jan 6

They don’t teach that history in schools. If you want to piss off a lot of republicans, try telling the truth about the horrible things we have done all over the world but this takes the cake and we are about to self destruct, they have finished looting the small fish now they are coming after us.

Peacetrain

(23,660 posts)
8. How can these guys make a penny.. they spend all their time making things up
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:59 PM
Jan 6

out of thin air and typing a hundred tweets in a night.. they are going to get us completely isolated from the rest of the world.. it is probably the plan anyway..

BannonsLiver

(18,342 posts)
6. I just say I'm Canadian when asked.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:56 PM
Jan 6

I don’t really care one way or another about lying because I get sick and tired of being asked about American politics by cabbies, barkeeps, random people I meet. Eventually the conversation always turns to politics and the fun of discussing it with people from other countries has long since passed.

Peacetrain

(23,660 posts)
9. I still have some family living in England..
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 06:01 PM
Jan 6

and I would like to go visit them next year.. but like you I have absolutely no desire to try and explain to anyone how these people got in office or became so embroiled in politics..

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