@Jason2bartlett@realDonaldTrump@SecRubio@elonmusk This is so disturbing and demonic. The very fact TikTok allows this threat on their platform? I don’t understand. May God protect those being threatened & make a path for them to gain freedom from this torment. 🙏🏻
@Jason2bartlett THANK YOU for your posts! They are enlightening, but also reminds me how blessed I am to have been born in this amazing country. I’m grateful you have taken the time to share your experiences & pray it alerts all of us to the dangers of what could be. God bless you & America!
@GlennReib This made my heart sing! ❤️ I think this has changed the course of history and their mindset of America. Let the tears roll down their wicked, jealous faces. Meanwhile, the rest of us will keep overflowing with joy, pride and gratitude for living in the greatest nation on earth🇺🇸
I’ve been living immersed in South Korea for the last month with my wife and daughter.
We just leave the stroller outside if we go in anywhere.
Because no one’s going to steal it.
I met a friend for lunch. He rode his bicycle. He just left it outside in an alley without a lock.
It was still there 2 hours later.
Another friend mistakenly left his phone on a park bench. When he finally retraced his steps and went back 4 hours later, his iPhone was still there.
I walked by a KPop concert. The fans who traveled from outside of Seoul to attend just left their luggage outside the subway station. No locks. No security.
Koreans take this for granted. They don’t realize this is not normal for most the world, especially America.
When I ask about it, they just respond, “of course, why would someone take it?”
Can you imagine any of these things happening or being possible in NYC or LA or *insert city*?
And IF, something were to be stolen in Korea, the police would investigate. Because in a high trust society, rules and norms matter.
There’s no “under $1000” law.
Theft is theft.
And trust is trust.
Will this social norm ever be possible in America?
@latahbunny2@soulflows_F What exactly are you saying? Blaming Trump for WHAT? Getting the World Cup here? The great cities wouldn’t be hosting anything if it weren’t for Trump.
THE WORLD CUP HAS BECOME THE GREATEST FREE MARKETING CAMPAIGN AMERICA NEVER PAID FOR
One of the most fascinating things I've noticed during this World Cup isn't what's happening on the field.
It's what's happening off it.
Social media is flooded with videos of visitors reacting to America, and what's interesting is that many of these videos aren't coming from people in developing countries.
They're coming from people in the UK, Germany, Australia, Scandinavia, and other developed nations.
Just like this Aussie in the video below.
And many of them are blown away.
They're talking about the size of the highways.
The scale of the cities.
The variety in the supermarkets.
The friendliness of strangers.
The convenience of everyday life.
The restaurants.
The sports culture.
The massive pickup trucks.
The air-conditioned stadiums.
The fact that almost everything seems bigger.
Things that millions of Americans barely notice anymore.
For years, much of the world has been told that America is declining.
Then people actually arrive.
They drive the roads.
They eat in the restaurants.
They shop in the stores.
They travel between cities.
They experience America for themselves.
And suddenly the reality doesn't always match the narrative.
As someone from Papua New Guinea, I can tell you that many Americans have no idea how fortunate they are.
I've seen what life looks like in developing countries.
I've seen roads fall apart.
I've seen unreliable utilities.
I've seen limited opportunities.
I've seen corruption become a normal part of daily life.
I've seen people travel hours to access services that Americans often have within minutes.
And I'm still here writing about politics and geopolitics in general with expensive internet data bundles that would expire in the next hour, quite literally.
America has problems.
Every country does.
But millions around the world would trade places tomorrow for the opportunities, freedoms, infrastructure, security, and standard of living that Americans often take for granted.
That's why these World Cup reaction videos are so fascinating.
They're not government advertisements.
They're not Hollywood movies.
They're ordinary people showing what they see with their own eyes.
And what many of them are seeing is still the most powerful, prosperous, and influential nation on earth.
But none of this happened by accident.
The prosperity visitors see today was built over generations through economic strength, innovation, security, and smart foreign policy that protected American interests around the world.
The truth is that America's position in the world helps make America's way of life possible at home.
That's one of the reasons I wrote Foreign Policy Is Survival.
Because understanding what happens beyond America's borders helps explain why America became the nation it is today - and what it will take to keep it that way.
If you'd like to understand the world through a strategic lens rather than media headlines, check out the link in my bio and grab a copy.
🇺🇸 Sometimes it takes millions of visitors looking at America with fresh eyes to remind Americans what they already have.
@aj_inapi In capitalism bread is stacked waiting for you...in Socialism, you stand in line for bread...live it , learn it. This is freedom, liberty ! USA, baby !
@markwalker5555 Beautiful post! Something is shifting… It’s palpable. Hearts are changing and the world is coming together. Such an amazing time to be alive. Happy Father’s Day! Thank you, sir, for your service🫡🇺🇸
@Tinawa39572 This guy is a true patriot! Couldn’t have said it better myself! I’m now loving Twitter for making me smile, laugh, and proud (with an occasional tear of pure joy)❤️😊🇺🇸
Comparing the California High Speed Rail to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
This is how criminally inefficient California's bureaucracy has become
- The California High-Speed Rail Authority is 6 years older than SpaceX
- Total private funding for SpaceX was $12 billion, whereas California's high-speed rail is projected to cost $231 billion by the time it's completed (That's 2,000% more funding than SpaceX had)
In the same amount of time, California has laid zero miles of high-speed rails while SpaceX has developed a reusable rocket, delivered astronauts and saved astronauts from the International Space Station, and as of today has a $2.5 trillion market cap
Elon Musk will literally have been able to send people to Mars at a fraction of the cost and at a fraction of the amount of time that it's taken Gavin Newsom just to send Californians up the coast
Leaked video of Mark Zuckerberg where he warned his Facebook execs NOT TO GET VACCINATED with the mRNA (COVID) vaccines because "we don't know the long-term side effects of modifying people's DNA & RNA"
He censored doctors, scientists, and the sick who denounced the ‘Vaccines"
Five years ago, professional athletes were wearing BLM masks on the field.
Now, packed stadiums are singing “Country Roads” after Team USA advances in the World Cup.
The revolution is actually being televised.
Welcome to the Golden Age.
@AmericaPapaBear 2. I recall growing up feeling that American pride. I thought it was forever lost, particularly when Obama came in & began the apology tour. We will always have that portion that hates what we stand for, that’s ok. For the rest of us, WE ARE BACK! 🇺🇸