Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Sunday, June 10, 2018
The first intelligent discussion I've seen about Trump.
My theory is that Trump's interest is in regaining his billionaire status. I'd be very interested in your thoughts on how his actions might be more altruistic.Grazhdanochka:
He could well indeed be out to achieve that and I see no reason to think not..... It does not however mean he could not be Rational about some Politics and happy to work for that....... What I was getting at earlier is Trump since Day 1 of Electoral Race talked about China - USA Trade and how they were cheating the USA, the USA was losing for lack of Competitiveness...... He also ALWAYS spoke respectfully of Russia (yet he never really commented of Russian Trade).
My Thought is that Trump identified China from early on as the Economic Challenge that has to be beaten, Economics is of course part of Geopolitics and that comes with full Political Spectrum..... He potentially if he was indeed advised by Experts (I bet he was at least advised by some People considered 'Experts' to various degrees, that if one looks at Cold War History Nixon and Kissinger made a very historic and Important Effort to divide China and USSR.
Indeed if one does some research they see that most actually realistic Figures in US Strategic Thinking understand that China + Russia back to Back means a Eurasia continent that is well - very very challenging to deal with...... Trump possibly, very likely considered the Idea that while one needs to confront China - Russia could be brought to the Side of the USA or at least separated from China.
Strategically speaking the US is facing a Disaster, a huge Economic Power (China) with a very solid and large Energy Source (Russia), with Russia's Military Technology/Capability, and an Iran looking for backing...... Russia since at least 1999 has been warning the Western World and the Western World has ignored us.
Dividing the two was elementary Tactics, (Forcing for example China/Russia to secure their mutual Borders from each other and making Energy/Trade more a Question) but indeed since Bush and ESPECIALLY Obama this has gone the Opposite Path.
I think if Trump is to be given any Credit for Brain thinking (He should be given he trashed Clinton), this should be considered as ONE possible approach he had.
I think there i many more - Just I think US Politics is too polarized for well much Logical Debate to get a Chance... It seriously saddens me.
Here's another intelligent discussion re Trump.