That long-running leftist delusion about how “We will make the world love us again” sure got old fast, didn’t it? (Never mind that outside of the jet-setting cliques of babbling salon intellectuals, our reputation around the world has always been pretty good - unlike the salon intellectuals, your humble correspondent actually gets out on the ground and meets real people with real ideas. But I digress.)
I don’t know how much you can trust polling inside Russia, but even so… consider this:
What is most surprising to me is that Russians’ attitudes toward the United States have actually worsened during Obama’s first year in office compared with what they were during the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush…
(Emphasis mine.)
After not even a year of this vanity-fueled ineptitude on the international stage, we are weaker at home and less-respected around the world.
Here's my lunch money, Mister Bully. Now LIKE me, I beg you!!!!!!!
E Pluribus Unum Tuesday, September 29th at 11:16AM EDT (link)Now THAT is what I call diplomacy.
Carthago delenda est
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Oh, here's Poland's lunch money too.
E Pluribus Unum Tuesday, September 29th at 11:20AM EDT (link)And Czech Republic’s. And Georgia’s.
Dude, we are so IN! Surely you will like me now!
Carthago delenda est
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Amazing the failure is to behold
phxg Tuesday, September 29th at 1:54PM EDT (link)of someone who does not know the difference between likeability and respect.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. –Aristotle
I'd like to know...
Merrie16 Tuesday, September 29th at 11:23AM EDT (link)why when all these rogue nations are develping nuclear weapons and Russia is helping Chavez with a nuclear program, Obama is trying to force nationalized healthcare down our throats and trying to make this country as socialist as possible. How ’bout we shift focus for a little while, Barry O?
Appeasement
rickz77 Tuesday, September 29th at 11:59AM EDT (link)Appeasement is Surrender on the Installment Plan
Funny
rigel2100 Tuesday, September 29th at 1:09PM EDT (link)Whatever the opinion, since when did we care what others thought of us? Why start now? Let’s not just do it for argument’s sake.
Because O-Narcissism Is Failing
Skanderbeg Tuesday, September 29th at 1:27PM EDT (link)The reason this is an issue is simple.
We’ve been hectored for years now by various leftist gasbags about how we should care above all about what “the rest of the world” (term cleverly undefined) thinks of us - AND that if THEY were given the reins of power, the world would love us and our adversaries and enemies would coo and nibble bird seed out of our hands.
These particular data show that the whole notion was idiotic and mind-bogglingly narcissistic - both in general terms about the leftists and Mr. Obama in particular.
Only the Democrats appreciate a good butt kissing
jlynnr Tuesday, September 29th at 1:45PM EDT (link)Our enemies rightly see it as pure spinelessness. Don’t think they won’t capitalize on it.