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kentuck

(111,079 posts)
Tue Sep 19, 2017, 09:52 AM Sep 2017

The Ugly America...

We have heard of the "Ugly American", that citizen that travels abroad and disrespects the people and culture of other countries, exhibiting arrogance and superiority toward his guests.

But, those folks were not the rule. They were the exception.

However, nowadays, the world sees America thru the people we elect to lead us. It is as if America went into the dog pound and picked out the ugliest, most vicious dog they could find for a pet. They could see what they were getting but they chose him anyway.

We are no longer viewed as the occasional ignorant American, we are viewed as an ignorant nation.

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The Ugly America... (Original Post) kentuck Sep 2017 OP
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