In Theresa May’s speech to the Republican “Congress of Tomorrow” she said:
I defy any person to travel to this great country at any time and not to be inspired by its promise and its example.
For more than two centuries, the very idea of America – drawn from history and given written form in a small hall not far from here – has lit up the world.
That idea – that all are created equal and that all are born free – has never been surpassed in the long history of political thought.
Somehow her perspective on history and current affairs is flawed. Not only during those two centuries that she speaks of did America practise slavery and segregation, but now it’s society is becoming more intolerant and harsh on people who don’t have power. The rhetoric of Trump seems to demean people, and by its divisiveness cause inequality. His actions seem likely to reinforce his words.
I think Theresa May’s speech was political shoe kissing of the worst kind.