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Rollo

(2,559 posts)
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:48 PM Jan 2018

Is Donald Trump the ultimate Ugly American?

You decide!

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6 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Yes, Donald J. Trump is the Ugliest American ever
6 (100%)
No, he's the cutest ever
0 (0%)
I don't know, listening to him made me go blind
0 (0%)
He's not just the Ugliest American, he's the ugliest human ever
0 (0%)
He's not just the Ugliest Human ever, he's the ugliest life form ever
0 (0%)
He's the ugliest pile of shit
0 (0%)
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Is Donald Trump the ultimate Ugly American? (Original Post) Rollo Jan 2018 OP
Smiling Dan Jan 2018 #1
Wikipedia has a good entry on the book... Rollo Jan 2018 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Rollo Jan 2018 #2
Not a fan of the term but Trump certainly is an ugly person inside in particular. nt stevenleser Jan 2018 #3
Trump is far worse and evil. The term as ususlly thought of is JI7 Jan 2018 #5

Dan

(3,570 posts)
1. Smiling
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:10 PM
Jan 2018

Actually when you read the book - you’ll realize that the term ‘Ugly American’ referred to the big nose on the face of the American - but the person was considered a good person who just had a big nose.

Of course, I read the book decades ago.

But, I do agree with you that Donald is truly an Ugly American, inside and out.

Rollo

(2,559 posts)
4. Wikipedia has a good entry on the book...
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 10:49 PM
Jan 2018
The Ugly American

As I was all of six years old in 1958 when the book came out, it's no wonder I didn't notice it. And by 1964 the title had become so firmly entrenched as a pejorative for loud, obnoxious Americans abroad that LBJ even mentioned it in a speech.

The protagonist appears to be one to which I can relate. In my limited travels I have tried to relate to the local population from their point of view, although sometimes I found it quite hard to understand certain things. In fact on my most intense travel, to Central America with a backpack, despite being an avid photographer, I left my camera at home on purpose, both to avoid the tourist stereotype and to force myself to look for the experience rather than the image. I have never regretted that decision.

And so it goes...

Response to Rollo (Original post)

JI7

(89,252 posts)
5. Trump is far worse and evil. The term as ususlly thought of is
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 10:53 PM
Jan 2018

Some clueless idiot. But trump is just far worse.

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