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I have yet to see a President who did not exceed my pessimism. American democracy has worn very thin since the Vietnam War.
When things go sideways, you can say "I told u so." Vietnam War started with Kennedy. There's a guy who could blunder in foreign policy, copy Hitler's speech, and the people made an idol out of him. Good hair, I guess. O-blah-blah is a lot like Kennedy, in that, he's a great bull artist.
America went through three critical stages during World War II and never recovered its senses or its equilibrium.1. For over two years, America was a country devoted to the welfare of its citizens and could not be dragged into the war until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
2. After the attack, it mustered its manpower, industrial might and ingenuity to help defeat the Axis powers.
3. It emerged from the war as a heroic force but unfortunately decided it would also become the world's policeman by establishing a colossal military presence in bases around the globe instead of returning to its role as that honorable democracy devoted to its own citizens.
The third stage was the result of an entire generation of leadership out of its depth with world history and cultures.
Today the Chinese are trying to dictate to the President Elect the way they dictated to the President, even to the extent of whose phone call he should take. If he refuses to OBEY the communists, they'll punish Starbucks, who has set up shop in China with 2,500 stores. Hey Starbucks, wake up and smell the coffee - they're communists, for crying out loud.Before WWI the brainiacs said there would be no more wars because of international trade, everyone was too emershed in other countries for war to occur. The same has been said about "free trade" in our time.
The Chinese are communists who understand and appreciate capital formation, entrepreneurship, higher education and the advantage of their competitive labor market the IT flat world. They produce an ever growing market basket of respected trademarks.Compare them with those other former Marxists, the Russians, who, in spite of brilliant human resources in math and science, export Kalashnikovs and what other value added product? Can you name another?
Russia is barely buying time in the world economy with its natural resources such as gas and oil.



Don't sell Trump short. Folks didn't vote Republican, they voted Trump.