Der Spiegel on Trump’s America: ‘Is the world witnessing the collapse of a superpower?’

AlterNet logoI knew Trump would be a disaster, but I didn’t expect his feckless fucknuttery to cut this close to the bone.

“Make America Great Again” — a slogan that was always laughable on its face — now seems like a cruel practical joke, and we’re left wondering how we’re going to get through the coronavirus crisis before sanity is restored in the form of a functioning adult president.

But even though we’re already deep in the soup, and it’s become increasingly clear that a chipmunk with its head stuck in a Mountain Dew can would make a better president, other countries’ perspectives are still valuable. And, as it turns out, pretty jarring. Continue reading.