One British Perspective of Trump in 2017o

 English writer Nate White: “Someone asked ‘Why do so many British people not like Donald Trump?’ A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

CONTINUED...

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a sniveling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt.

So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that: 1. Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are; 2. You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.”

IMO, very little if anything has changed.

@Midnight1

 If homie is a writer, what has he written? Every he says here is wrong, and I question it's merit. He states that (Brits) "side with David, not Goliath." "All of our heroes are plucky underdogs. Robin Hood. Dick Whittington. Oliver Twist." I believe that he has never read Oliver Twist, nor any of source material for Robin Hood. Neither of which could really be classified as "plucky underdogs" per se. Robin was a landowner, and a noted swordsman and archer who fought in the crusades. Oliver is an orphan who, quite stereotypically, turns to find and eventually finds out he's rich.

He says being a bully is, to Brits, "the most unforgiveable thing" when is ironic when considering that Great Britain, as an empire, is one of the biggest bullies is history. I know some Irish that would find it laughable that Brits think being a bully is unforgivable.

Again, who is this dude even? I don't think he speaks for Brits. I think he's what the kids call a clout chaser.

@Midnight1

 Hear Hear!!!

Preach my blessed brother!!!

Trump IS the biggest underdog. He's not a career politician. He's not a Royal. 

Mid, maybe you should turn off media for a while before you drive yourself crazy. You do realize the media is going to make you mad, right? They'll try to fabricate anything to make you hate Trump and they'll shove it in your face all day and night if you let them. It's not good for you. Just sat no. 

View can't be blamed on AMERICAN partisanship...

And it supports WHY  THE CONVICTED FELON & SEX-OFFENDER was ranked by all major analytical surveys BY EXPERTS in the bottom 4 of all US Presidents in history.....most notably in the 2024 ranking at DEAD LAST all-time!

"We quit caring what the Brits have said since 1776."

-- DJT 

@StumpTownStu

 Stu, I have no clue who the guy is but a like thinking buddy of mine shared it with me. BTW..your boy has a 34% "like" rate there & many believe he's a criminal which they frown upon. Being honest now, ya gotta admit he nailed many of his faults so to speak.

@BigGame90 

I watch our local news, David Muir national news, Rachel Maddow & 60 minutes. Nothing else.

I do however have some people I follow on bluesky that have moved from Muskrat's X.

Sure, the POS isn't a politician in the nomenclature we've learned which allows him to say quite frequently "I don't know" which is odd coming from the man who thinks he knows everything. 

BTW..my health couldn't be better. Sunday morning I picked strawberries with my grandchildren which was a blast. My back was sore this morning but it was worth it. I will admit that words don't come to me as quickly as they did before & do a lot of misspelling & unfinished thoughts in here more often than in the past. So throw me a bone when I do so in the future.

Sure, diss our closest ally.

You're smart enough to know that's not a good idea.

@Midnight1

 Not a diss.  Was a joke about them saying they would not call the 'Gulf of Mexico' the 'Gulf of America'.

British Public Favors Trump-Inspired Policies, Survey Finds

A new poll reveals strong British support for key Trump-style policies, including stricter border measures, energy independence, and merit-based governance, suggesting UK politicians might benefit from adopting similar strategies.

A recent survey conducted by Opinium has revealed that a majority of British voters support several hallmark policies of U.S. President Donald Trump when presented without the association to his name. The findings suggest that Trump’s agenda resonates internationally and could provide strategic insights for UK leaders.

The poll surveyed 2,000 voters and found that 58% were in favor of declaring a national “border emergency” in the English Channel, a measure reminiscent of Trump’s border policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. Only 25% opposed the idea, highlighting significant public concern over immigration and border security.

Another Trump-inspired policy that garnered widespread approval was energy independence. Some 55% of respondents backed the idea of reducing energy prices, increasing reserves, and exporting energy to boost national wealth, echoing Trump’s promise to restore the U.S. as an energy powerhouse.

Etc., etc.

Just goes to show how folks just associate the 'name' and media narrative about someone, without examining the facts.

"Sure, diss our closest ally."

Canada says, 'eh'? 

Canada is the best. "Great" Britain can suck a fat one.

@Midnight1

 I don't think he nailed much actually. Not even the regerences to his own country's folk heroes. He uses this pretentious, elitist, fairytale version of British people as the basis of his narrative. The fact is that Brit can be wuite vulgar and boorish themselve. They can be quite racist as well. Soccer hooligans beating black fans, throwing bananas on the pitch at black players. The have a history of colonization and subjugation unlike any nation in modern history and this dude has the audacity to say, "If there's anything Brits don't stand for, it's bullies." Well, whoopty doo. You could've fooled me.

@Midnight1 

Of course, that commentary accurately depicting trump AT THE TIME was 2017....before he wrecked absolute havoc all over his legacy, the US and swaths of the world... For example, since that point in 2017, just to name a few:

- sold out the USA to the Russkies in Helsinki 2018

- impeached!

- bad recession and over 14% UNemployment in 2020 which caused a change in the workforce to this day!

- market crash!

- mismanaged the covid pandemic, including down-playing it, which allowed it to EASILY infect every corner of the US  (unlike more responsible nations) and thus ultimately leading to the DEATHS of over one MILLION Americans

- perpetrated the BIGGEST LIE in US history!

- caused an INSURRECTION solely for HIS own sake! (people died)

- REFUSED a peaceful transfer of power for the first time in US history

- impeached a 2nd time!!

- CONTINUED THE US WAR in AFGHANISTAN at a cost of $300 MILLION per DAY!

- indicted on 88 criminal charges

- arrested on FELONIES in 4 separate jurisdictions; fingerprinted; mugshot

- found in NY court to be guilty of MASSIVE FRAUD; over $480 MILLION!

- found by a jury unanimously to be guilty of SEXUAL-ASSAULT - thereby granting the plaintiff damages for defamation of over $88 MILLION (in turn making him a gawdam, disgusting SEX-OFFENDER)

- found by 3 separate, high profile, bipartisan, analytical surveys, by EXPERTS, to rank trump in the bottom 4 of all US presidents - but most notably DEAD LAST in all of them since WW2

- is now a CONVICTED FELON: by a unanimous jury on ALL 34 FELONYcounts

- dishonored all who serve/served MULTIPLE times

- desecrated the sacred Arlington National Cemetery

- elevated his fascist movement into the previously respectable GOP

@THEMUGG

 Thank God!

Hope this makes ya feel better. 

@fubah2

 You have to be convicted of sexual assault in criminal court to be a sex offender. Not lose a judgement in a civil matter to a nutjob who steals a storyline from Law & Order to get a book deal. As I have said a million times, nobody who is actually interested in the truth, nobody who has taken the time to actually look into that case, would ever call him a sex offender. All you're doing is making a mockery of actual victims.

Major copium. Maximum strength.

Ok so, the other 64 or so woman who accused him of assault are also looking for their 15 minutes of fame?

C'mon now

Stu, your talking to someone whose says; 

bad recession and over 14% UNemployment in 2020 which caused a change in the workforce to this day!

Why waste your time?