Mindful
Diamond Member
- Banned
- #1
It was a case of mistaken identity.
I’d glanced briefly at my Twitter timeline and registered the words ‘Donald’ and ‘President’.
‘What’s he said now?’, I wondered to myself.
It turned out to be an insensitive comment about another country, so no surprise there. Except that it was about Greece and the end of its bail-out programme – not an obviously Trumpian topic of interest.
But, of course, I’d got the wrong Donald. On closer inspection it turned out to be D. Tusk, President of the European Council, not D. Trump, President of the United States of America.
If you missed it, here’s the tweet in all it’s sick-making glory:
“You did it! Congratulations to Greece and its people on ending the programme of financial assistance. With huge efforts and European solidarity you seized the day.”
It’s amazing how much misjudgment you can pack into 26 words. But the tweet is just as remarkable for what it doesn’t say.
The permanent punishment of the Greek people - UnHerd
I’d glanced briefly at my Twitter timeline and registered the words ‘Donald’ and ‘President’.
‘What’s he said now?’, I wondered to myself.
It turned out to be an insensitive comment about another country, so no surprise there. Except that it was about Greece and the end of its bail-out programme – not an obviously Trumpian topic of interest.
But, of course, I’d got the wrong Donald. On closer inspection it turned out to be D. Tusk, President of the European Council, not D. Trump, President of the United States of America.
If you missed it, here’s the tweet in all it’s sick-making glory:
“You did it! Congratulations to Greece and its people on ending the programme of financial assistance. With huge efforts and European solidarity you seized the day.”
It’s amazing how much misjudgment you can pack into 26 words. But the tweet is just as remarkable for what it doesn’t say.
The permanent punishment of the Greek people - UnHerd
