I saw this quoted and shared on Google+, and all over the net once I went looking., someone asked “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White wrote:“A few things spring to mind.Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.For instance, he has no class, no charm. No credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them.
His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth.
It’s all surface.Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog.
He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead.There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt.
CommentsNever have I ever read a description of this monster so articulately written with such profoundness. Thank you!– Lavern 2019-02-15 15:34 UTCYeah, thank you,.– Alex Schroeder 2019-02-15 20:38 UTCBrilliantly said - What most of Americans think but not many can articulate as clearly - Thanks so much for describing this wanna-be-human as he truly is, a total disaster,without heart or soul or concern for anyone but himself– Elizabeth Daskarolis 2019-02-16 18:49 UTCAt this point most Americans care about the economy (specifically jobs) and the end to constant wars in the middle east. Trump might be everything said in this post but he’s moving in the right direction on both issues that matter to most people in the USA right now and we have enough perspective to know this isn’t a until death do you part marriage, he’ll be gone when his term(s) are over.– Ruprecht 2019-04-19 20:08 UTC.
Help us spread the word. 157 shares.Remember when Donald Trump Kept the Queen Waiting for Tea. The monarch has met 11 of the 12 U.S. Presidents who have served during her reign.Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:“A few things spring to mind.Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever.I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.But with Trump, it’s a fact.
He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth.
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It’s all surface.Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.And in Britain, we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.Trump is neither plucky nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that.He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy or a greedy fat-cat.He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a sniveling sidekick instead.There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt.
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