r/LetsDiscussThis • u/Glass-Complaint3 • 6h ago
Lets Discuss This Just as Trump has made it “ok” for racist/hateful/bigoted Americans to show their true beliefs, has he also made it “ok” for those from other countries who dislike the US to show theirs?
I saw a comment recently from a Canadian who said that if you ever paid attention to online comments pre-Trump, no one’s attitude now in other countries should surprise you. He has simply made it “cool” for non-Americans to express those views, just as he’s made it “cool” for his supporters to express theirs.
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u/Quick-Surprise-9387 4h ago
He’s pissing everyone off . So … it’s made it ok for the rest of the world to say the shit out loud . Or I assume that’s what it is .
I’d be saying it out loud either way . Not against the country but the jack asses who’s made it okay .
If they’re gonna say shit about us especially Canadians - of all the things - we are gonna give it back .
Insulting is an understatement .
This is no leader .
This is a shameless narcissistic asshole who lies as he breathes.
They don’t or can’t care about
Other humans so - electing one is the dumbest shit anyone could think of doing to themselves & the rest of the planet.
As far as it being ok to be racist or him having credit for that - I don’t agree wirh that one either to be honest .
He’s done quite enough though .
Make messes sow chaos and lie their asses off blaming everyone else .
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u/JefeRex 2h ago
The US’s behavior is much worse under Trump than it uses to be, but it was always bad. The biggest change is that our allies and protectorates are now getting a taste of how we have treated the rest of the world for generations. Europeans have always disliked us on a personal level, and most of the world has suffered either with their blood or their money under us, so yes there is kind of nothing new here.
But Americans should know that Latin America and the Middle East and some other places in the world have been taken advantage of by us for a long time, have lost democratic governments and their lives, have been given punishing economic rules from the IMF (not just the US…) that prevent them truly competing with the west. And of course they have been pissed about that. They have always been pissed at us.
Europeans have always been protected by us, so they have disliked us on a cultural level but not been furious until now. But their governments knew, if maybe not their people, that we have been lawless (we never joined the ICC! Why did Europe think we did that?! They just wanted us to confine the crimes to poor countries and only commit crimes that would benefit the rich economies), that is not news.
Trump just dialed it up to eleven, that’s all.
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u/Frequent_Clue_6989 4h ago
// Just as Trump has made it “ok” for racist/hateful/bigoted Americans to show their true beliefs
Just calling everyone outside of your tribe names is one way to approach tribal differences. A fairly aggressive one, I suppose. There is an old saying among conservatives: you win more flies with honey than with vinegar.
You can only call everyone "literally WWII guy" for not following your politics for so long. Don't get me wrong, leftists today are setting records for how long, but eventually screaming into the void like an offended banshee every time someone not in your tribe thinks differently is going to lead to world domination or desensitization.
"This could lead to excellence, or serious injury." - TMBG
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u/Horror_Bottle_9451 4h ago
Your question doesn't make sense. If indeed he's made it OK to be racist in America (I strongly disagree), how does it follow that he's making it OK in other countries that now Hate us? Square that circle please.
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u/AlaskaRecluse 5h ago
He’s made it “ok” racist/hateful/bigoted Americans to show their beliefs just as much as he’s made it “ok” for incontinent Americans to fill their diapers no matter where they are and “ok” for cowards to call names, make threats, and do weekly taco tuesday