Not just Canadian good will. Trump et. al. trashed our (America’s) reputation and credibility worldwide during his first administration. Under President Biden, we spent 4 years rebuilding relationships and trust with our allies, at least to the extent they could be rebuilt after the shitshow that was 2016-2020. Now he’s trashed it again, worse than before, and this time I fear the damage is permanent. Even if we manage to elect a sane president in 2028, the world is finding out that they can’t depend on us not to elect someone who will undo everything on a whim. Eventually they’re going to get tired of us going off our meds every few years and make a clean break.
Not just Canadian good will. Trump et. al. trashed our (America’s) reputation and credibility worldwide during his first administration. Under President Biden, we spent 4 years rebuilding relationships and trust with our allies, at least to the extent they could be rebuilt after the shitshow that was 2016-2020. Now he’s trashed it again, worse than before, and this time I fear the damage is permanent. Even if we manage to elect a sane president in 2028, the world is finding out that they can’t depend on us not to elect someone who will undo everything on a whim. Eventually they’re going to get tired of us going off our meds every few years and make a clean break.