" Paris — British lawmakers have debated banning his entry to their country. A former Australian prime minister said the prospect of his presidency made him “tremble.” Piñatas in his image, complete with his signature coif, have become all the rage in Mexico.

The unorthodox march of Donald Trump toward the Republican nomination has transfixed audiences from London to Latin America. The world has looked on with confusion, consternation, and a few congratulations at the prospect that a brash billionaire with no political experience, who says whatever he wants, could possibly find his way to the White House.

Any US presidential race is hot-ticket international news. But this one comes at a time of deep global insecurity. Mr. Trump’s status as an unknown quantity feeds nations’ worries about everything from the continuation of their trade deals to military ties.
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Yet the rise of Trump is also seen in many corners as a gauge of Americans’ concerns about their diminishing role on the world stage. In Europe, this is something of a familiar phenomenon as populists gain at the polls, fueled by frustration over migration, globalization, and social change....

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2016/0317...reat-again";

Darn, I couldn't get the link to work.

The truth is we have very few friends around the world...but they sure have their hand out when they want something from us.

Funny how that works.

Ya know something, Sanguine? The fact some "world leaders" dislike Trump makes me like him even more. Pardon my French, but screw them.

TK - try this: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2016/0317...ica-great-again

Not sure what is wrong with the other one.

Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #3

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Ya know something, Sanguine? The fact some "world leaders" dislike Trump makes me like him even more. Pardon my French, but screw them.

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Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #6

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We've lost our self respect! Who are we anymore?

How do we expect the rest of the world to understand and agree

when DT says it's time to "Make America great again"?

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