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Respect? A LOT less.
As a non-American, I can say that amongst the people I know it was the re-election of Trump that really did it. The first time you could write off as an anomaly - he managed to fool enough people at just the right time or something like that, and then you guys got rid of him after a single term. Pretty bad but shit happens.
But then after that he showed everyone exactly who he was for eight years straight and then he got in again. And since then he's really been ramping it up to insane levels of fascist nonsense and nobody's kicked him out or even made a serious run at removing him from power yet. When I talk to people the vibe is very much "What the hell is going on over there?"
TBH I don't know why he wasn't over as soon as the "Grab 'em by the pussy" tape was leaked. I feel like that would have tanked most candidates.
TBH, I lost a fair bit of respect for America when they nearly elected the clearly-none-too-well-informed George W Bush and then pushed him over the line with clearly broken legal shenanigans.
But Trump makes Bush Jr look clever, knowledgeable, statesmanlike and wise. I didn't think that was even possible, but it's not even a narrow thing.
Trump's a complete moron, has the emotional maturity of a toddler, the charm of a slug and the kindness and bonhomie of General Hux.
And remember, respect is everything.
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Oh I was just making a joke reference lol.
That is even better than I thought it would be.