I do understand this POV. My point, however curt it may have seemed, was that if River Page perceived disrespect, he should have said that, rather than what I saw as snark. An aside ("flanked by the Easter Bunny") implies raised eyebrows, and I would prefer directness. Trump could very well have been respectful -- but as we know, he does…
I do understand this POV. My point, however curt it may have seemed, was that if River Page perceived disrespect, he should have said that, rather than what I saw as snark. An aside ("flanked by the Easter Bunny") implies raised eyebrows, and I would prefer directness. Trump could very well have been respectful -- but as we know, he does not always go about things "correctly". Should he, when asked by reporters, have shooed the costumed figure away first in order to seem More respectful? That's just the kind of artifice we've been doing our best to Remove.
I do understand this POV. My point, however curt it may have seemed, was that if River Page perceived disrespect, he should have said that, rather than what I saw as snark. An aside ("flanked by the Easter Bunny") implies raised eyebrows, and I would prefer directness. Trump could very well have been respectful -- but as we know, he does not always go about things "correctly". Should he, when asked by reporters, have shooed the costumed figure away first in order to seem More respectful? That's just the kind of artifice we've been doing our best to Remove.