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"Donald Trump is a monster, and a stupid one at that – as his foul slander of
British soldiers who served in Afghanistan shows. His bid to seize loyal ally
Denmark’s sovereign territory; his norm-shattering, profoundly ignorant speech
in Davos last week; and his contemptuous bullying of UK and EU leaders have
definitively demonstrated what an existential, unappeasable, unspeakable menace
the 47th US president truly is.
All the post-Davos talk is about what the UK, the EU and Nato must do in future
to resist and constrain Trump, and how to counter his attempts to demolish the
global rules-based order. Yet a sense of proportion is required. If his
policies and posturing are removed from the equation, it’s clear that the
unedifying but familiar postwar world of great power rivalries and de-facto
spheres of influence remains largely unchanged. Continuities outnumber
ruptures. It’s also clear this crisis is not ultimately one Europe can solve.
Trump and Trump alone is the principal, pressing problem. And Trump is a
made-in-America monster. It’s up to Americans to un-make him and set things
straight – which they surely will, sooner or later."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
