There was a time not so long ago that countries and the people that inhabit them looked up to the leadership of the United States as a shining example of how to manage a peaceful and powerful society. The undoing of this public persona has been accelerated greatly by the current Executive Administration through its insistence that leadership should reflect and embody some of the poorest qualities of its citizens.
Current and former White House officials are arguing that reactions to Donald Trump’s comments regarding so called “shithole” countries is nothing more than elitists misunderstanding the way every American thinks, speaks, and acts.
For example, a former White House official stated:
“It’s a classic example of how D.C. and New York react versus how the rest of the country reacts,” said one former White House official. “What people in the media class still don’t understand is that this guy talks like a normal person and that’s why he won in the first place. I’m sorry if it offends the media’s delicate sensibilities but the reality is more Americans speak like President Trump than speak like [CNN anchor] Jim Acosta.”
I’m not convinced that “more Americans speak like President Trump.” Even if such a thing is true, why is that sort of behavior and language considered acceptable and actively encouraged in a society where we should be striving to always improve ourselves and the human condition? There are enough problems in the world without impacting them with obviously racist approaches to domestic and foreign policy.… Continue reading