It's good to know that Trump's not being let off the hook |
I'm on a flight to Melbourne as the results for the midterms start rolling in and I'm panicking about them. Far too often polls have disappointed me. Or, to put it more bluntly, lied to me.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Login or signup to continue reading
Plus I am very confused about Americans. I've just come home from four weeks in Italy and met a huge number of US visitors. Huuuge. And because I can't help myself, I ask everyone I meet: "How do you think your country is going."
Out of the 20 or so conversations I had, all but one couple were Trumpeters. One hideous woman forced a tour guide to make a video sending love to all the tourist's MAGA-er friends. So deceitful, so manipulative.
War in Iran? Not Trump's fault. Tariffs? Not Trump's fault. Universal healthcare? A bad idea which never works (surprise to me, but OK then). Problems with the economy? Trump's hired people who can't enact his purpose (wtf?) And it went on and on. My lovely husband turned to me and said: "Can you please stop asking about Trump?" So I did.
But it didn't stop me from observing the American way of life abroad. A culture drenched in complaint.
I'm in the most wonderful restaurant in Rome, Roscioli, and a bunch of Americans are complaining loudly about the carbonara. (Not as good as back home apparently. Those palates are used to sludgy mac and cheese).
Elsewhere people have described that dish in that restaurant as life-changing. I'm more of a tuna, sardine and anchovies woman myself but each to their own. But mac and cheese is a metaphor for America. Sludgy, overrated and not that good for you. Much like the AUKUS pact.
Like Trump. Like all toddlers, he needed to see the consequences of his actions. Then he was. Dumped by a wave of Democrats, a Blue-nami. It's not the first time we've heard that word (we've even got a food truck on the streets of the........