Are We Buttholes?
Why America's Global Favorablitiy is in the toilet by Peeved Pope John 35
8/11/20252 min read
My fellow American politicians, gather round like itâs Sunday supper and Aunt Mabel just brought out the mystery brown pudding. I have a Boston accent and a space race swagger, but one thing I know is this: "You donât win friends with fists & farts, and you donât keep allies by acting like a tremendous stupendous incorrigible butthole."
Thatâs a quote you can slap on my gravestone 2.0.
We once lit up the world with our dreams now we are lighting it up with our lower holes. Weâre junking up the economy with too many tariffs, low housing inventory, and Reduced Economic Mobility.. So let us ask not what your allies can do for youâbut ask why theyâre ghosting our trade negotiations. Letâs take a look at whatâs got the world side-eyeing us harder than Jackie when Marilyn came to my birthday.đ
đ U.S. Favorability Is Low but are Buttholes are lower
đĽ Sanction Happy, Diplomacy Shabby
Weâve weaponized sanctions so much, even our allies need therapy every time we mention âforeign policy.âđą The TikTok Ban (While Still Selling Data to Everyone Else)
Preaching privacy while hoarding surveillance tech is like farting in church and blaming the baby.đ Blocking Semiconductor Deals & India Tech Partnerships
India tried to play ball. We threw the ball at their face and called it âstrategic alignment.âđ Ignoring Climate Agreements (Again⌠and Again)
Nothing says âglobal leaderâ like driving a gas guzzler into a rising ocean.đŠď¸ Endless Arms, Little Charm
We keep sending weapons while ghosting peace talks. Itâs giving âtoxic relationship.âđ˘ Corporate Overlords Speak Louder Than Diplomats
When Starbucks expansion talks get more attention than humanitarian crisesâŚ
âŚwell, your priorities smell a little butthole-ish.đľđ¸ Israel-Palestine Double Standards
Global Gen Z isnât buying the double-speak. Favorabilityâs dropping faster than Congress's approval rating.đ Internet Censorship Hypocrisy
Preach freedom of speech⌠then censor platforms at home? That's a diplomatic âyou up?â text followed by ghosting.đ¸ Dollar Dominance Weaponization
Turning SWIFT off like itâs cable TV makes countries look for new streaming servicesâlike BRICS+ Prime.đ˝ America First, Everyone Else Last
Isolationism with extra smug. You canât lead the world if you keep yelling "ME!" like itâs a kindergarten fight.
Now listen here, yâall. You donât get invited to a cookout to bend over, drop your pants, light a match and blast an eternal flame all over the guests. The worldâs hungry for trust, for kindness, for dignity. Not to be shouted down by our gassy demands.
We built alliances with courage, not contracts. And I tell you this: "Charm is a currency too, my brothers and sisters."
So letâs quit the butthole behavior. Smile a little. Smell less and listen a lot. Bring a casserole of compassion not a pie of poo.
If we keep being buttholes, we wonât just lose our friends⌠weâll lose our reflection in the mirror of our face, and all we will see is the cheeks of the moon!
Can I get a diplomatic Amen? đşđ¸






