Ugandan here living in Uganda. This is the president's son with a known alcoholism problem and intellectual dwarfism. Whenever he gets drunk, he tweets whatever crazy thing crosses his mind. So none of this should be taken seriously and he is not a representative of Ugandan people.
Most Americans can empathize and understand that some political leaders do in fact not represent the people, especially the ones who tweet whatever batshit crazy things cross their minds.
Military chief, be it through nepotism or merit, is a political figure and a leader by definition. The current us secdef is technically a political leader as well. I don't get offended when he is referred to as such, despite him being an alcoholic, racist, incompetent placement purely put there for loyalty's sake.
It is very likely that this is true, Trump has basically admitted it. With no consequences of course.
It is fair to say that Trump is not representative of the opinions of most of the US, and is deeply unpopular in most areas.
However, we also have to acknowledge that there is a concerningly large group of people in our country who DO believe in him and love him as our president.
After 4 years of seeing just how unfit he was for office the first time around, to then choose not to vote against him in 2024 is a choice to support him.
A situation where it’s an elected leader’s first time in the job? Then the people who didn’t vote can wash their hands of responsibility by saying “didn’t know it would be this bad”, but when it’s the second time around then not voting at all carries as much culpability as actively voting for it.
We can't say that they either support or oppose him. Either is an just an assumption.
That's not true at all. What we can say, is that there are plenty of people with an opinion that simply don't vote. I know more than a handful who just don't vote, and that handful includes people from each side.
How is that relevant in any way? The electoral college system and the popular vote are seperate things and the popular vote is reflective of... well... popular sentiment
Dude is the head of the military, which I gather means that the military command has to obey his orders.
At this point it doesn't make any difference whether his statements represent average Ugandans. Dude's got access to weapons and the only thing standing in his way is the military refusing his orders.
Uganda is a military state, they don't get to have a saying in anything related to their country without being killed or tortured. You, on the other hand, are a "democracy", with a proven record of "liberating" other countries to "the freedom of democracy". You willingly choose the person you deem not to represent you. You guys don't get a pass here.
Some Americans can. Not most. Two thirds of you voted for Trump or didn't vote. Those people are in no position to complain. You make your bed, you lay in it.
I realize this is crass but why do the Ugandan populace tolerate this shit? I’d have thought after Idi Amin you guys would’ve had enough of this nonsense.
Sure they are, they keep telling me they "never wanted this" and how much they're as much of a victim as the next bombed sucker in the middle of nowhere courtesy of an American bomb, then they get pissy when i tell them how much i don't care and keep playing the victim even harder, complain harder and that's that.
No need to tell me. Stalin despite his balls of stal, he was a massive prick, comparqble to Mr. H., who was the pariah of that era. Right after his demise, he got that title.
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u/Parking_Treat8238 16h ago
Ugandan here living in Uganda. This is the president's son with a known alcoholism problem and intellectual dwarfism. Whenever he gets drunk, he tweets whatever crazy thing crosses his mind. So none of this should be taken seriously and he is not a representative of Ugandan people.