Thank you Eric for writing this, for ever since the '50s it's bothered me that  so many people  missed the irony in the their usage of the term  "the ugly American."
Unfortunately the term did too often apply literally  to our swarms ofAmerican tourists back in those glorious  days when our dollars-- and our voices-- went a long way.
We could use more Homer Atkins today, as he's a fellow both liberals and conservatives could relate to.

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