American Self-Centeredness

It's often claimed that Americans have little knowledge of the rest of the world. It's the source of jokes. You know, like the report of the American tourist in Japan surprised by how many American brands he sees all around: Toyota, Sony, Nikon. Today we have evidence of self-centeredness in the White House (as if more evidence on that front is needed).

In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2017

Here's the context for that quote: a world map from the University of Maine's Climate Change Institute showing today's temperatures in relation to average temperatures from 1979-2000. Regions colder than average are shown in blue. Regions warmer than average are shown in red.

When our president can't see farther than the end of his nose, our country is in great peril.