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The Middle East’s new hegemons deserve Trump
2019-07-01
[Rudaw] When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
 is by many measures a better president than America deserves. And almost certainly, he is the president the Middle East’s belligerent hegemons deserve.

At a time when the "tired", the "poor" and the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free" could do with more robust expressions of support from the American people, there is very little forthcoming. Instead all they hear is hyperventilation about a favored few issues (Khashoggi’s murder, the Yemen
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Most people everywhere are insular. There may be a superficial gloss, especially in small countries which need to be keenly aware of the nearest bigger/big country, eg almost every country in Europe, and certainly the educated classes make a point of being able to quote the opinions of their local news source of record and their own vacation experiences, but that is not the same as actually trying to understand the historical development and current interactions that result in the current global situation.

But to be fair, very often I am unaware of my local issues and concerns. There is only so much time and energy to devote to questions beyond the immediately personal and familial.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-07-01 19:44  

#1  It is tempting therefore to put the blame for the insular world-view of the current crop of American politicians on voters. The increasing polarization of public opinion along facile left-right lines probably does not make it any easier for the average American to unpack complicated global issues.

I blame the one-note media, for barely bothering to provide an alternative point of view, much less provide any background on complex global issues.

Come to think of it, maybe it's the Sound-Bite Generation.
Posted by: Bobby   2019-07-01 16:09  

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