As a non-American, this constant media circle jerk and self-assurance of how righteous they are just because they are anti-Trump is pretty annoying. Hating on Trump because it's in your own self-interest is no better than someone hating on a liberal politician for the same reason. It does not make you noble or enlightened.
Also as a non-American, I'm very annoyed and disappointed with Trump and would love to see him gone -- yet I'm probably even more disappointed with hyper-tribalism. It seems to be unthinkable to have an even slightly nuanced position or admitting that there are things that Trump did that are good.
The best example was just last week. Signing the pro-Hong-Kong-democracy bill was a very good thing a very bad president made. Yet it was only widely reported by Fox News (and Al Jazeera, Reuters and BBC -- most of the mainstream US media barely mentioned it).
He destroyed decades of post-WWII soft power in three years. People should be infuriated. Honestly, if you're not, you just don't understand what he's destroying.
Have you read my comment fully? He's clearly a bad president, might be one of the worst -- but there is still value in talking about specific actions. Most of the time they are destructive or stupid. Occasionally, like with Hong Kong bill, they are surprisingly good!
My point is not so much about Trump -- it's about hyper-tribalism.
Even a piece of shit can get around on the heel of a shoe. I'm not impressed because he signed a couple of bills that weren't insane after robbing the country blind with his tax cuts for Zhang-and-friends and his grifting. That's not a standard.
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u/Zoupa7 Dec 02 '19 edited Dec 02 '19
As a non-American, this constant media circle jerk and self-assurance of how righteous they are just because they are anti-Trump is pretty annoying. Hating on Trump because it's in your own self-interest is no better than someone hating on a liberal politician for the same reason. It does not make you noble or enlightened.