(January 15, 2018 at 12:56 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(January 15, 2018 at 12:51 pm)Khemikal Wrote: It -is- fine for norwegians to call the US a shithole, and for americans to call haiti a shithole. It's not fine..when your nations cheif diplomat is the one doing it. This would be a problem even if it weren't indicative of the deep racist well at the bottom of the husk that sits in the oval. Surely we can recognize this as a problem, lol. Other racist dirtbag presidents managed to maintain the dignity of their office if only so that it could be effective.
It's the presidents job -not- to say stupid shit like that...even when it's true.
I don't think calling a shithole country a shithole is a sign of racism. But liberals see everything Trump does as a sign of racism. I don't like Trump anymore than you guys, but I don't really see why the president is obliged to lie about the shitholiness of Haiti.
It's funny because when Trump lies (all the time) you guys jump on him and when he tells the truth it's pretty much the same reaction.
Fine. Let's grant the proposition that Trump isn't really a racist. What's that leave us? A President so fucking stupid that he thinks it's OK to say something this moronic in a meeting with lawmakers, knowing (as he should, by now) that his remarks will leak?
Is that Presidential? Is it shrewd? Is it good political strategy or diplomacy?
Or is it stupid, Otto?