The ugly american came from a book called, “The Ugly American”. Ever since it has been misused. The ugly american was a good guy. He was an engr who went to out-back places and invented solutions to problems that could be sustained without high-tech support.
I truly enjoy this strip. When Walt Kelly died, others tried to carry-on “Pogo” but it didn’t workout. Scott Stantis is the modern day Walt Kelly.