China is roughly 16 times older than we are. Its culture goes back 4,000 years. We’re coming up on 250, maybe a bit older if we go back to the Mayflower or the first settlers in Florida or on the west coast. I suppose if we look at the indigenous cultures on this North American continent, then we might be in the same league or even older than China. Technically, the Peoples Republic of China wasn’t founded until 1949, so… And now we’re in the weeds.
Anyway, if Trump wants to go toe to toe with China, we don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of holding up, because Trump has no appreciation for history or civic pride or cultural heritage or sheer brain power. He doesn’t have the patience for diplomacy, for sitting at the table and hashing things out. He merely figures it’s all about the art of some deal, about talking tough and expecting everyone to bend the knee.
China’s not going to bend any knee. In fact, Xi and the rest probably look at Trump and the U.S. as unruly adolescents in need of a good talking to, in need of a good whoopin’. It seems unlikely that Trump is the one playing chess.
Ah, the downside of looking for cheap labor, coming home to roost. And the downside of having a clown sitting at the Resolute Desk.
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