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Myanmar is a poor country struggling with open ethnic warfare and a coronavirus outbreak that could overload its broken hospitals. That hasnt stopped its politicians from commiserating with a country they think has lost its way.
I feel sorry for Americans, said U Myint Oo, a member of parliament in Myanmar. But we cant help the U.S. because we are a very small country.
The same sentiment prevails in Canada, one of the most developed countries. Two out of three Canadians live within about 60 miles of the American border.
Personally, its like watching the decline of the Roman Empire, said Mike Bradley, the mayor of Sarnia, an industrial city on the border with Michigan, where locals used to venture for lunch.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/world/asia/trump-united-states.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
ironflange
(7,781 posts)I'm really worried for you guys.
oregonjen
(3,346 posts)They reported what Drumpf said the other day. Yep, the whole world is watching.
lpbk2713
(42,772 posts)God damn them all to hell.
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It's ironic that Heston was such a hard core conservative.
ms liberty
(8,620 posts)triron
(22,029 posts)ellie
(6,929 posts)feel sorry for us. This country was founded on slavery and racism and we need a reckoning.