Like a big, out-of-control bully, America strides across the world, making enemies wherever it goes, acting as if there will be no consequences. Both our President, and our country, are behaving like spoiled children, demanding whatever they want and giving nothing in return. They claim the world is theirs by divine right, and the President’s morality is our gold standard.
Our leaders insult the fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, who fought and suffered in two wars for the freedoms we have. They denigrate NATO and the promise it has kept to its members all these years. The President denies that international law is binding on him or on our country.
Americans know right from wrong. Our parents and teachers helped us with that. We learned how to play together, then work together as adults, based on mutual respect, and the fact that we all depend on each other. We know that hurting anyone on purpose is morally wrong, and that it will come back to hurt us.