Comte Flaneur wrote:Question for all, but especially for Jim:
I think we can agree that Trump is the worst ever President of the United States. At least worst modern day President. Someone who makes us nostalgic for George W. Bush, who we all thought was a terrible President with several catastrophes on his watch - 911, Iraq war, Katrina debacle, GFC - must be really toxic. I thought Trump would be a terrible President but I am frankly shocked by the sheer vindictiveness and vandalism of his Presidency, and his harnessing of the darker side of humanity. Unwinding much of the progress that has been achieved especially in multilateral fora, out of sheer spite and bloody mindedness basically because he is a c**t, a role model for other c**ts (apologies for any offence caused by my choice of noun).
But my question is which of the two parties is more toxic? The GOP can be accused of being complicit because they want to push through their agenda, but clearly there is no love for Trump in the party. That is clear from Senators not running for re-election who can speak their mind. To me the Democratic Party seems to be every bit as toxic as the Republican Party. Thoughts?
My first post on this site, which by the way is always interesting and a tremendous resource for Bordeaux lovers such as me.
Reading this, I fell compelled to reply, as an "outsider" with a keen interest in World Politics. I am an Aussie living in China, and as such, I know the truth of most World issues lies somewhere in the vast middle-ground between CNN and China's CCTV.
If any American who is educated and has a good grasp of World Politics seriously thinks that Trump is the worst President ever of the United States of America, then he or she is thinking with his or her heart, not brain, and this is a dangerous mistake. Trump is terrible, as a human being he is not worth the excrement he treads on, and as a President his small-minded xenophobia and laughable stupidity actually make, for neutrals such as me, very, very amusing viewing.
However, on the World stage, that criminal assassin, George H Bush, and his mentally sub-normal offspring, easily form the dynamic duo of the worst-ever presidents of the USA, and I am afraid it is day-light third. It is a sad reality that 99% of Americans are pretty much unaware of what these two, and their henchmen, achieved in their reign of terror. A reign of terror that has, sadly, gone completely unpunished and forms the root of just about every major international issue we have today. In China, both are spoken of as being on a par with Hitler, and for good reason.
Trump is a shocker, but goodness, you have had far worse!!!!!!!!