I just met an interesting fellow who introduced himself as “Marc Pierre,” with a readily discernable French accent.  When I asked if he was in fact French, his face lit up, as if to say, “How could you have possibly known that?” Apparently, he hadn’t expected too much from us provincials.

He’s an international accountant hailing originally from the south of France, but one who’s also lived in the UAE and Mauritius, only to wind up in our small town here in Central California, where, to be honest, perhaps one in fifty of us could find Mauritius on a globe.

When the conversation turned to politics, he told me what I’ve heard almost exclusively from well educated and well traveled professionals: they are astonished at what has become of the United States, and terrified with what it means for the world as a whole.

His main issue is that Trump clearly has no clue as to what he is doing, and about half of Americans couldn’t care less.  They’re fine on the consequences of their president’s making uninformed decisions on things like NATO, tariffs, and the like that are wreaking economic mayhem on themselves and on nations around the globe.

“He has no idea what he’s talking about.  Doesn’t that scare you?”

Ah, yes.  Indeed it does. Thanks for pointing that out.

Another Report on the International Reaction to Trump