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kentuck

(113,817 posts)
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:30 AM 9 hrs ago

America has lost respect around the world.

Respect is not automatic. Once it is gone, you may never get it back.

Trump, with his MAGA supporters, have destroyed whatever respect we had in the world. People stop coming to our country. Not only do they not respect our leaders, they no longer respect us as a people.

What we have lost is immeasurable. It is worth more than all the gold that can be stored at Mar-a-Lago. It is worth more than all the political power one can accumulate.

It is shameful what has been done to this great country.

It is going to take a very long time to repair the damage, if it is possible at all.

We have not yet seen the price that we will have to pay.

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America has lost respect around the world. (Original Post) kentuck 9 hrs ago OP
He is the leech that sucks the lifeblood from anything that is good. Doodley 9 hrs ago #1
If I ever go overseas again I will wear my " sorry about our president " in several languages kimbutgar 9 hrs ago #2
Totally lost any respect I had for my country... MiHale 9 hrs ago #3
Ya think? bif 9 hrs ago #4
REspect AND trust. What will happen to Five Eyes now? Who would be willing to share intel? And just trust in general. Amaryllis 9 hrs ago #5
Yup. republianmushroom 9 hrs ago #6
And deserves such. RockRaven 9 hrs ago #7

kimbutgar

(25,128 posts)
2. If I ever go overseas again I will wear my " sorry about our president " in several languages
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:38 AM
9 hrs ago

I was gong to throw it away if Kamala 😭won but now sadly I’ll have to weir it again!

MiHale

(11,667 posts)
3. Totally lost any respect I had for my country...
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:53 AM
9 hrs ago

I call myself ‘american in location only’. AILO.

Amaryllis

(10,354 posts)
5. REspect AND trust. What will happen to Five Eyes now? Who would be willing to share intel? And just trust in general.
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:58 AM
9 hrs ago

Trust that America is a reliable partner in anything.

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