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Monday, August 16, 2021

Gay Pride Flag symbolized " The Ugly American " In Afghanistan more than still shining " OUR democracy "

Long before the "Saigon 1975 " debacle Senator William J. Fullbright wrote a book titled " The Arrogance of Power ". Kabul, Afghanistan, August 2021 was easily predictable. " When will they ever learn.. ? When will they ever learn ? " Another book popular before Vietnam was titled " The Ugly American " . Our diplomats were often tone deaf to the culture of these " backward " countries which " we " ( ? ) would bless with the professed values of " OUR democracy ". [ " The book ( by William Lederer )depicts the failures of the U.S. diplomatic corps, whose insensitivity to local language, culture, and customs and refusal to integrate were in marked contrast to the polished abilities of Eastern Bloc (primarily Soviet) diplomacy and led to Communist diplomatic success overseas. "] Even if the sentiment behind it is mostly approved in secular Western culture , did it make any sense to fly the GAY PRIDE FLAG over American Embassy in Kabul ? [The importance of a pride flag in Afghanistan - NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com › news › world › importance... Apr 3, 2012 — More recently, there's the above image of a gay pride flag flying at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Though some of the details ...] Chaos at Afghanistan's Kabul airport as Taliban take over country: LIVE UPDATES

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