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I absolutely defy the implication that US credibility is in any way whatsoever reflected by trump... Even if he manages to get elected again, he'd still obviously not be representing all of the US...
It's like saying all Canadians are super liberal because they elected Trudeau... People know better.
I'd go with "reputation", but not credibility.
The problem is he would represent the US. That would be his job, even if you personally do not feel represented. What he decides to do geopolitically is what the United States does. It doesn't matter that half the people didn't vote for him. He's the spokesman. That's how elections work.
It's even worse than that. In 2020 only (66%) of the voting age population voted, which was the highest turnout since at least 1990. In most midterm elections the voter turnout is often less than (50%). So Donald Trump could conceivably win the presidency after only receiving votes from (1/3) of the voting age population, which is completely fucking insane.
I know. Turnout is a problem in the US. My point still stands however. If you don't vote, if you don't vote for him, and he still wins he represents the United States. So vote, and don't vote for him.
Oh I know. I agree with your points. I just personally find it disheartening to realize that Donald Trump might be allowed back in the White House due to less than 1% of the vote in a handful of states. The Electoral College has got to fucking go.
Of course your credibility is impacted. From a non-US citizen I thought it was ridiculous the first time he was elected and had headline after headline of ridiculous changes / events. The fact that he is now the preferred candidate AFTER what he did as president is already enough to tarnish America's credibility
Yep, if half your population supports a racist moron, half your population are racist morons. It couldn't really be any simpler
The thing is: It's 30%, but leave it to the US to call themselves a democracy and completely defy the understanding of other democratic countries.
But this specifically about the credibility of a nation, not its people.
What exactly do you think "credibility" is? It doesn't mean everyone in that country agrees with the leader in power - that literally doesn't matter.
Trumps erratic behaviour has torched a lot of US credibility in international relations, because it shows that whatever the US might say and do during a sane administration, they're never more than 4 years away from potentially torching everything just for shits and giggles and descending into conducting international relations based on toddler tantrums. Trump's torching of the Iran deal burned all the moderates in that country and now the the US has no credibility to negotiate another one (even if that were possible in the current situation) because all parties know the next guy might just reverse it out if spite. This is true even if you think the Iran deal was bad.
I would argue Trump is the epitome of what it means to be American.