Trump laughed at speaking at the UN

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(09-27-2018, 03:12 PM)Nately120 Wrote: That's hard to say, because one of Trump's big selling points is that he isn't "business as usual" or that he isn't a politician and he doesn't kiss ass and so on and so forth.  You can't elect a guy who is completely against the grain because he will be and do things in a radically different way and then get upset when he isn't regarded in a manner befitting the tradition of the past and the position.

We wanted something so different, and now we have it, so it's a little naive to wonder why things aren't going the way they "used to be" or they way they are "supposed to be."  Then again, I'm not too up to date on my UN speeches.  It's entirely possible Bush or Obama told the UN that his administration was pretty much the best one ever and everyone agreed and applauded rather than laughed/groaned.

The short of it is "That's not how it's supposed to be" is probably the same thing the UN leaders were thinking when America elected Trump to be president.  We wanted this.  Not sense pining for tradition now.

NO, I get it. When Trump is disrespectful he should, nay, he NEEDS to be called out on it. I'm not saying he should be allowed to be disrespectful. What I'm saying is that that should go towards those who are disrespectful to HIM as well. The way I see it is that you're not necessarily showing respect to the person, but rather to the office. The president or prime minister or leader of a country is a position that one should have respect for.

Now, I recognize there is a difference if someone is being "disrespectful" in response to disrespect. If Trump or another foreign leader is being disrespectful to someone, that person should not be harrangued for returning said disrespect with their own "disrespect". But, if Trump or another foreign leader is NOT being disrespectful, then I believe their position affords them respect even if the individual may not necessarily deserve it otherwise.