Asian perspectives of the US have shifted from a country once perceived as a force of “moral legitimacy” to something akin to “a landlord seeking rent,” Singapore’s defense chief said on the sidelines of an international security meeting.

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  • Asian perspectives of the US have shifted from a country once perceived as a force of “moral legitimacy” to something akin to “a landlord seeking rent,” Singapore’s defense chief said
  • MuskyMelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    5 hours ago

    “Landlord Seeking Rent” sounds too reasonable to describe the situation.

    I think “Squatter Demanding Homestead” is a better description.

  • DogPeePoo@lemm.eeEnglish
    65·
    10 hours ago

    USA is more like a belligerent abusive unwashed alcoholic pedophile seeking respect

    • MuskyMelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      133·
      9 hours ago

      USA IS a belligerent abusive unwashed alcoholic pedophile seeking respect

      Fixed that for you

      • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        9 hours ago

        USA IS ruled by a belligerent abusive unwashed drug addicted pedophile rapist seeking respect

        Fixed that Fixed that for you

  • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
    235·
    9 hours ago

    Always have been. They just used to be less direct about it.

    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      8 hours ago

      At least back then they knew the landlord fixed the boiler and dealt with the rat infestation. Now you have to do it yourself and pay the landlord for the honor.

  • psx_crabEnglish
    10·
    10 hours ago

    Uh oh, US gonna put tariffs on SEA now.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      7 hours ago

      Are you really saying Trump is the same? Nothing has changed with Trump?

      • alykanas@slrpnk.netEnglish
        35·
        6 hours ago

        I’ve gone back over my comment, and I can’t see any where I said anything about Trump.

        I checked what Ng Eng Hen said, and he didn’t mention Trump, so do you mind if we stay on topic ?

        • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          4 hours ago

          Viewing US as landlord is about how USA behaves towards them.
          How USA behaves towards foreign countries is determined primarily by the president.
          You stating it’s the same, is the same as stating Trump is no different from other presidents.
          If you were misunderstood, it would be better to explain what you actually meant.

          • alykanas@slrpnk.netEnglish
            2·
            3 hours ago

            Viewing US as landlord is about how USA behaves towards them.

            towards everyone, is his point. He doesn’t cite anything singapore specific

            How USA behaves towards foreign countries is determined primarily by the president.

            nope. it’s long standing US foreign policy. president come and go, USA efforts to steal or secure the earth resources for themselves remain unchanged. Ask :

            • Chile, backed a coup against President Salvador Allende, who had nationalized Chile’s copper industry, replacing him with General Augusto Pinochet. This ensured that U.S. companies, such as Anaconda Copper and Kennecott, continued benefiting from Chilean resources.

            • Venezuela, has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. The U.S. has long influenced Venezuelan politics, including supporting a failed coup against Hugo Chávez in 2002 and imposing sanctions on Nicolás Maduro’s government.

            • Saudi Arabia, instigating the Petrol dollar in exchange for backing the house of saud in their theocratic dictatorship.

            • Brazil, covertly supported the military coup that overthrew President João Goulart,

            • Argentina, U.S. supported the military coup against Isabel Perón, leading to a brutal dictatorship (1976–1983). Then Operation Condor , of course.

            • Iraq, a million dead, to secure oil and contracts.for American and allied companies . Previously oil in Iraq was nationalised.

            • Ukraine. Troops in 2014, election interference, in exchange for agri contracts for monsato Thats not including today, where they are trying to walk away with the mining contracts., despite insisting it’s Europes problem.

            …then there’s DR Congo, Afghanistan and so on.

            but I suspect you think America has been benevolently defending these places in the name of freedom, and that Trump is some sort of rogue. From the persepective of the rest of the world, He hasn’t said, or done anything even make the top ten yet.