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It's interesting that people saw America that way. As a citizen there was never really any point in my life where I viewed America that positively.

I guess it's one of those things that heavily depends on your socioeconomic group. :manny:
:myman:yeah I could never think with all the :mjpls: I grew getting hit with and seen other black people deal with :mjpls:.
 

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It's interesting that people saw America that way. As a citizen there was never really any point in my life where I viewed America that positively.

I guess it's one of those things that heavily depends on your socioeconomic group. :manny:

:myman:yeah I could never think with all the :mjpls: I grew getting hit with and seen other black people deal with :mjpls:.

Well, a lot of people's views of America is formed from Hollywood projections.

When you actually speak to black people in America or visit for yourself you see a different perspective.
 

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To be honest America has always been America, its just America was seen from outside with those with Rose-Colored Glasses as the Captain America that will save the day with the Best Technology. To those who live in America that is far from the case, and to those who spent time in America as a foreign exchange student or just having their ears open, it was far from the case.

That being said, for those who never understood America... they wouldn't be able to understand how America is basically the size of the UK AND the EU together with it's own micro-cultures and customs.
 

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bet @mastermind wont say anything
 

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bet @mastermind wont say anything
I wouldn’t be so sure. I definitely can see the usual “Biden/the dems paved the way for this” apologism from he and his loyal all stars who have yet to find an action from the Trump administration that couldn’t be excused by blaming someone else
 

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Trump Official's 'Embarrassing' Comparison of French Palace to Mar-a-Lago Baffles Users: 'Like Comparing McDonald's With Michelin Restaurants'​




"This is a man who given the choice would choose the Venetian in Las Vegas over Venice"​


Morgan Music /Published Apr 18 2025, 1:58 PM EDT

Trump Official's 'Embarrassing' Comparison of French Palace to Mar-a-Lago Baffles


US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (2nd L), Deputy Chief of Mission David McCawley (3rd L), the second-in-command at the US Embassy in Paris, and Germany national security advisor Jens Ploetner (L) at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on April 17, 2025. Witkoff compared the room in the historic French palace to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort.Ludovic Marin/Getty Images

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff compared the French Élysée Palace to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in a meeting with European officials in Paris on Friday, inspiring many social media users to cringe with secondhand embarrassment.

"Wissen Sie, wie es hier aussieht? Wie in Präsident Trumps Club in Mar-A-Lago."

Im Élysée-Palast beginnt der US-Sondergesandte Steve Witkoff seine Ukraine-Gespräche mit den Nationalen Sicherheitsberatern Bonne (Frankreich), Powell (UK) und Plötner (Deutschland). pic.twitter.com/8innvKR16z

— Andreas Kynast (@andikynast) April 17, 2025

Home to French President Emmanuel Macron and built in 1718, the Élysée Palace first housed the French Republic in 1848, when Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte moved in. The walls of the Ambassadors Room—where the French government hosts foreign diplomats like Witkoff—are shrouded in ornate gold leafing, with a gold and crystal chandelier from the late 1700's hanging from the ceiling.

"You know what this looks like?" Witkoff asked the men seated beside and across him beneath the chandelier. "This actually looks like President Trump's club at Mar-a-Lago."

"Really?" asked German national security advisor Jens Ploetner as he raised his eyebrows amidst polite chuckles.

Trump Official's 'Embarrassing' Comparison of French Palace to Mar-a-Lago Baffles


The Mar-a-Lago Trump ballroom is recognizable as the backdrop in this US Department of Justice photo revealing stacks of boxes containing classified documents discovered at the Mar-a-Lago resort during a now dismissed 37-felony count case against President Donald Trump following his first term.DOJ via Getty Images

"It's fabulous what it looks like. He actually works on it himself," Witkoff continued, referring to Trump. "He's like an architect or a designer."

Trump's Midas-touch in decorating is well-documented, with his resort at Mar-a-Lago a prime example. Originally built in 1927, Trump converted the Florida mansion to an exclusive members-only resort in the nineties. In the Trump ballroom, added by its namesake in 2005, similar gold leafing adorns white walls and ceilings dripping with chandeliers.

Trump Official's 'Embarrassing' Comparison of French Palace to Mar-a-Lago Baffles


Salon des Ambassadeurs at Élysée Palace in Paris, France (right). The Donald J. Trump Ballroom at Trump Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Elysee.fr; Trump via Instagram

On social media, users mocked Witkoff for the presumptive comparison.

It's like comparing McDonalds with Michelin restaurants...

— Iryna Kreichmann 🇺🇦 👩‍💻 (@iryna_eth) April 18, 2025

Many illustrated the clumsiness of Witkoff's comparison with their own analogies.

"This is a man who given the choice would choose the Venetian in Las Vegas over Venice," a user wrote. "Like comparing the Disney Castle with actual castles," said another, with someone else positing that, "Americans don't know the difference between a Disney set-piece and something real."

Wonder if Witkoff compared St Petersburg to Las Vegas when he met putin last week.

— Akash Maniam (@ManiamAkash) April 18, 2025

Embarrassment was a major theme among commenters.

"That room is older than his whole country... That's soooo embarassing, AND rude," one commenter noted. "There is no level of embarrassment this person would not stoop to," accused one user. "Has there ever been a more embarrassing time to be an American?" another mortified user wrote.

People also called the comment "tasteless" and "disrespectful," with one questioning, "Is failing an IQ test now a requirement to join this administration?"

The guy has no class and no idea.

— tumtumtum 🇺🇦 (@tumtumtum) April 18, 2025

Witkoff and other White House representatives visited the palace to meet with Macron and other EU leaders to discuss ongoing negotiations to end Russia's war on Ukraine.

While Witkoff's indelicate commentary on interior design were met with decorum, many hope the Trump administration will approach negotiations with more tact.
 

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This is the wrong path..


Posted on Sun Apr 20 18:09:06 2025 UTC

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1/11
@DarrigoMelanie
If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.



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2/11
@homeostatic_fox
🧐🤓🫶🏽🙀🦧



3/11
@ChadMcWonderful
Someone is doing it in there - it is a very specific group of people - staring with the top official
There is ONE SOLUTION AMERICA for that boss... a group of warriors meets him at his luxury car when he gets off work... and convinces him the value of life by putting his on the line
You Americans had better get that 'right to bare arms' working for u, or us Canadians are going to show u how its done



4/11
@mic33244
Defund NPR.



5/11
@cacosta464
“Human rights” has been a long standing pretext for pushing Marxist ideology. It rightly warrants close examination.



6/11
@TomFooleryMeow
political corruption



7/11
@amy_bresnen
Have you heard of Dobbs?



8/11
@ManCrabby51667
OR, you are making amendments to your predecessor's immoral changing of the definition, previously.



9/11
@RichardAngwin
Trump and Rubio are gutting human rights reports, stripping out abuses like prison conditions and corruption. This isn't redefining rights, it's enabling violations. Shame on them for weakening global accountability.



10/11
@ziegler34
what's next, changing the definition of vaccine?



11/11
@CharGrahn
That’s NPR reporting. 🙄




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I never thought about the connection between McVeigh's ideology and Trumpism before :ohhh:
The theory been around since MAGA started.

The article alludes to it, but this current right wing movement started with Ruby Ridge in 1992, although the article got the dates wrong. That was fukked up by the Feds. Then Waco happened, which was also botched by the Feds.
 
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@DarrigoMelanie
Not committing to the Constitutional right to due process is an official Trump administration position.

You can’t claim to be protecting the country while trampling on its Constitution that protects its citizens.

[Quoted tweet]
Tom Homan on ABC does not deny that the administration's position is they have a right to grab people off the streets and deport them without a hearing


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2/11
@nelmagene2010
Due process for immigration issues is completely different than criminal.



3/11
@darkblue714
Particularly when propagating hysteria based on an immigrant crime wave hoax.



4/11
@RealJohnShoe
It is the due process. Being a murdering active shooter in a school means that due process is immediate elimination, for example.



5/11
@MKP464USA
This sound like impeachable offenses 👌



6/11
@LifeAfloat15
Admitting to violating the constitution, something they swore to uphold, Should be an impeachable offense, for all of them in the administration.



7/11
@kjf3009
You absolutely can if there is no accountability for it.



8/11
@11GMK
Drifting towards a banana republic…



9/11
@sunshine_hill
Exactly. Perfectly stated. I can’t believe it’s looking like we need to rise up against our own government. How can this be happening in the USA? In 2025?



10/11
@TeachAllAmerica
These are profoundly evil people



11/11
@Pozervision
Homan is a Nazi making new rules for 🇺🇸
fukk him




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Posted on Sun Apr 20 18:09:06 2025 UTC

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1/11
@DarrigoMelanie
If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.



Go0_figXkAAYRWM.jpg


2/11
@homeostatic_fox
🧐🤓🫶🏽🙀🦧



3/11
@ChadMcWonderful
Someone is doing it in there - it is a very specific group of people - staring with the top official
There is ONE SOLUTION AMERICA for that boss... a group of warriors meets him at his luxury car when he gets off work... and convinces him the value of life by putting his on the line
You Americans had better get that 'right to bare arms' working for u, or us Canadians are going to show u how its done



4/11
@mic33244
Defund NPR.



5/11
@cacosta464
“Human rights” has been a long standing pretext for pushing Marxist ideology. It rightly warrants close examination.



6/11
@TomFooleryMeow
political corruption



7/11
@amy_bresnen
Have you heard of Dobbs?



8/11
@ManCrabby51667
OR, you are making amendments to your predecessor's immoral changing of the definition, previously.



9/11
@RichardAngwin
Trump and Rubio are gutting human rights reports, stripping out abuses like prison conditions and corruption. This isn't redefining rights, it's enabling violations. Shame on them for weakening global accountability.



10/11
@ziegler34
what's next, changing the definition of vaccine?



11/11
@CharGrahn
That’s NPR reporting. 🙄




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I mean they are telling the truth, the US state department doesn’t care about human rights And political corruption.
 

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They are afraid of being arrested due to an accident😂


Posted on Sat Apr 19 19:18:42 2025 UTC

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@equal_ayumin
trump being as bad for the economy as covid 😭he’s basically a pandemic himself

[Quoted tweet]
Overseas travel to the U.S. has declined sharply since Donald Trump took office, with a 12% drop last month compared to the same period last year — the most significant decline since the early days of COVID-19.

If the trend continues, Tourism Economics projects a $9 billion loss in international tourism revenue this year.


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@equal_ayumin
megan thee stallion dropping new song april 25th its gonna be good so tune in

[Quoted tweet]
WHENEVER. APRIL 25. ⏱️
PRE-SAVE NOW HOTTIES

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3/34
@bnrgator
If illegal immigration dropping by 95% causes tourism to drop by 12%, I'm OK with that. DOGE has already saved far more than $9B.



4/34
@equal_ayumin
you people are not smart



5/34
@Bbghhfd80658706
Oh noo shorter lines at Disney parks are the worst!



6/34
@equal_ayumin
americans won’t be traveling either, and you for sure aren’t going to any disney park



7/34
@leo_de_crescent
You so dumb, this will make the hotels and travel cheaper 🤦🏾



8/34
@equal_ayumin
what does that do if nobody travels anyway? use your brain for JUST ONE SECOND please!!!



9/34
@GenieMemey9163
So you are a retard. Stfu bytch ass loser lol



10/34
@equal_ayumin
u mad huh?



11/34
@Ds_is_i
Oh he’s way worse than a pandemic and he seems far more contagious too 💔



12/34
@tokyow1tch
He a parasite



13/34
@slapyhappy_
Yeah, people know they can’t over stay their visa anymore.



14/34
@VIK19941
@EpicusDiggus dont lose optimism, tariffs are a long-term plan, its not meant to be immediately sunshine and rainbows.

"its hard before it gets easy"

never forget this, I believe in Donald Trump baby



15/34
@sp33dy_gonzale2
47 is the manifestation of a festering disease that has plagued the Untied States since its inception.



16/34
@prngykona
Yep. Cancelled our planned trip to Seattle in favor of Japan instead. shyt's scary.



17/34
@AndreLuke331
I hate this man.



18/34
@A21starman
And RFK is likely to cause another pandemic.



19/34
@TheLipbytch
“Whatever it takes to own the libs”



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20/34
@RenVexRex
Lol for real. And the worst part is his supporters still eat up everything he says like nothing’s wrong. Sometimes I seriously can’t stand my country 😭



21/34
@BalabalaGo98
He's the ultimate plague.



22/34
@StairMasterNem
Man who bankrupt a casino tanks the economy. Hoping the people who voted for him start to realize he’s bad at business



23/34
@forgetfullotter
Someone needs to take a shot, of vaccine in minecraft



24/34
@c4e19506e2ce4e1
Don't forget last time he was president he killed over a million Americans... He's been president for just over a 100 days and there's already 2 outbreaks 😭



25/34
@5uperIdol
No way the actual virus mogs him 😭



26/34
@Zhanrock
I'll defer to the squirrel on this one.
(He is one.)



27/34
@IxPandatrav
You have no idea how much the world is set up as a science experiment on the poor and how much it needs dismantling.



28/34
@leaveblank2788
This is what we voted for. Keep your little foreign ass out



29/34
@lisabirdee
They should be afraid to spend $ to travel their Governments balking at fair trade deals and reciprocal tariffs who do you think will be suffering the most? It’s about time Americans stood up for America. Cry harder.



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@EnchantedRoc




31/34
@gunwoobff
He's worse. At least Biden gave us money to make up for COVID losses. Trump is just taking everyone's livelihood for nothin'.



32/34
@TreyGolfFish
What about USA citizens traveling to other countries? If we stop too, then they suffer worst. Thats the whole point.



33/34
@T_Downsss
Wait…. So now you’re going to start speaking facts about how your Biden buddy fukked everything up with Covid?? It’s about damn time y’all start spitting some facts



34/34
@_RACKBALL
Lol yes the democrats calling America a fascist state and telling foreigns not to come here had nothing to do with it




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Commented on Sat Apr 19 19:24:49 2025 UTC

They're afraid of being arrested due to them arresting people and punishing them without due process. You should be afraid too.


│ Commented on Sat Apr 19 19:32:43 2025 UTC

│ That and over 50% of the nation's voters were okay with a racist rapist white supremacist. Not exactly the type of people I'd like to be around.
 
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