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Originally Posted by wil318466
It's a valid point, though. It isn't like it's some earth-shattering thing that an opinion by another group of people changed dramatically. Like everything, it has to be put in context.
The context of Obama was that foreign opinion of the U.S. rose dramatically, especially among our close allies. Yes there was a bit of a bump with the Germans because of some scandals, but overall we developed close and good relationships with many allies.
The context of Trump is that he has been working to tear down all of our relationships, except interestingly Russia. He wants to defund the state department, he has made sure to put a Russian puppet as Secretary of State, and the entire world's opinion of the U.S. is in freefall. But for Trumpists like wil, that is actually a good thing because they despise the civilized world.