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"Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Ok, why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

"You believe in surprise, much more so than us."

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[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

George Bush threw up on their prime minister and this is far, far worse.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Imagine, you're a conservative PM, self described Iron Lady, meeting your ideological ally and he says something so insanely offensive and stupid, you change your whole worldview for the better.

I can dream, but we know she already knows whose company she's in and she's secretly fine with it as long as the world order shifts right.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 37 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Once again he missed the basics

Japan is a country known for its rich cultural traditions and customs, including the importance of showing respect in all aspects of daily life. Respect is a fundamental value in Japanese society, and understanding how to show respect is essential for navigating social interactions and building positive relationships with others

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Not only is this... perhaps one of the most insulting things you could possibly say, so insulting that ... basically every extremely formally well-mannered Japanese politician or attache in that room actually completely lost their composure...

Why Donald, WHY WAS IT that Japan did a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor?

Was it maybe because, I don't fucking know... they didn't have sufficient access to oil resources?!

I want to beat Trump to death with a phone book.

God fucking damnit.

... This unimaginable shitstain needs to be fed his own teeth, through his nose.

I've met an ex-Yakuza once.

Had an interesting night at a bar once, we bonded over martial arts.

... I can only imagine his reaction to this.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 24 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

*sighs, wearily reaches for megaphone*

. . . HE’S DEMENTED

[–] Steve@communick.news 11 points 4 hours ago

And not in the colloquial sense.
He's literally suffering from cognitive decline. Possibly full on dementia.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It's so embarrassing living through these administrations.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 4 hours ago

The sound the press pool makes when he says it makes me want to curl into a ball. I don't get how the cringe people feel about this doesnt make them just need to stop.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

In terms of diplomatic faux paux, this is certainly up there.

[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

We're dealing with fascist secret police kidnapping legal citizens, starting a war to distract from a global network of pedophiles, and government agencies in the process of creating legal mandates to spy on every human on the planet if they can.

We're well beyond social faux paux.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 hours ago

This is just his way of being a "breath of fresh air". You know, compared to all those other stuffy politicians that "act like adults".

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Man this guy is just too much.