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Obama, Trump Tie as Most Admired Man in 2019
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostWorth noting for the US conservatives here that internationally, jokes about Trump and getting enjoyment out of Trump's over-the-top-crazy are commonplace. But this doesn't actually translate at all into a love of Trump.
I'm quite happy about it myself. Angry world leaders likely means they aren't able to freeload on US tax dollars as easily as they did with Obama.
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostThat's rather common knowledge. Obama was the global president, getting a Peace Prize for doing nothing more than breathing (oh, he did authorize spying on Merkel and Macron). Trump is the opposite, getting vitriol from all corners because he's considered lowly by world elitists.
I'm quite happy about it myself. Angry world leaders likely means they aren't able to freeload on US tax dollars as easily as they did with Obama.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostTrump is the opposite, getting vitriol from all corners because he's considered lowly by world elitists."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostThe survey results I gave were of common citizens in countries around the world, not world elitists.
The main thing is US president doesn't need to win any world popularity contest. They don't vote for him, and he doesn't work for them.
EDIT TO ADD: I happen to agree that Trump is a buffoon. He is a good butt for jokes and a ridiculous figure. But he is reversing the US "regime change" policy of past administrations and putting the brakes on US participation in globalism. I applaud both.Last edited by Ronson; 12-31-2019, 09:22 PM.
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Originally posted by seer View PostInteresting, even with all the bad press for Trump....
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Barack Obama and Donald Trump are tied this year as the most admired man. It is Obama's 12th time in the top spot versus the first for Trump.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/273125/...-man-2019.aspx
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostMeanwhile, Trump is quietly accumulating a substantial list of tangible accomplishments, the effects of which will continue to have a positive impact for decades.
https://www.docdroid.net/KDaSuMo/tru...plishments.pdf
But Trump indeed has been a completely okay US president, I won't deny that.
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