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Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”[W:9]

Thread starter Amadeus
Start date Sep 20, 2015

Amadeus

Chews the Cud

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...678566-5d78-11e5-8e9e-dce8a2a2a679_story.html

Donald Trump’s presidential bid is centered on the promise of his personal talents. He says he’s the “most successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far.” (George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower, sit down!) But if there is an idea animating his candidacy, it is that the United States is being badly beaten by its economic competitors. In his speech on foreign policy this week, Trump explained that America is being bested by countries such as China, Japan and Mexico because their leaders are “smarter, more cunning and sharper than our leaders.” “They’re killing us,” he often says.

This is an odd moment to make these charges because the reality is almost entirely the opposite. The United States is more dominant on the global economic landscape than at any point since the heyday of Bill Clinton’s presidency — perhaps even more so.

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To compare the United States’ performance and leadership to Mexico’s, Japan’s and China’s is particularly ill-timed. Trump might be stuck in a 1980s time warp on Japan. When his “The Art of the Deal” was published in 1987, Americans were envious of Japan’s brilliant leaders, who were said to be outsmarting the United States at every turn. Since then, Japan has become the poster child for economic stagnation and political paralysis. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been unwilling or unable to get his promised reforms enacted, and the country’s economy continues to shrink.

I'm afraid I cannot add my own content to this post that would not seem partisan (as per the rules of Breaking News). I found the article interesting, as it shows (for the umpteenth time) that Trump is playing his audience for fools and that there isn't a single legit claim that is driving his campaign.

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WCH

Believer

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#2

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

Opinion pieces are not breaking news, IMHO

Especially from an elitist, Leftist sycophant like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fareed_Zakaria#Political_viewse

rocket88

Mod Conspiracy Theorist

Banned

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#3

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

WCH said:
Opinion pieces are not breaking news, IMHO

Especially from an elitist, Leftist sycophant like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fareed_Zakaria#Political_viewse

For all the opinion pieces we see advanced by the right as breaking news....do you have a problem with that too, or is your outrage based On partisanship?

WCH

Believer

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#4

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

rocket88 said:
For all the opinion pieces we see advanced by the right as breaking news....do you have a problem with that too, or is your outrage based On partisanship?

III - The following types of articles may not be posted in the *BN* forum:

• Articles that meet the above standards, but contain overly partisan commentary and/or are otherwise clearly biased.
• Editorials and Op/Ed pieces.

It was moved.

rocket88

Mod Conspiracy Theorist

Banned

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#5

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

WCH said:
III - The following types of articles may not be posted in the *BN* forum:

• Articles that meet the above standards, but contain overly partisan commentary and/or are otherwise clearly biased.
• Editorials and Op/Ed pieces.

It was moved.

That's fine. Rules only apply to liberals around here anyway. Conservatives are constantly putting op/eds in breaking news.

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ThePlayDrive

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#6

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

Trump is repulsive. I did not realize, until this election, how fundamental the differences between my worldview and many conservatives' worldview are. Not until Trump started pulling in huge crowds and started rising in the polls, did I truly realize the extent of the stupidity, bigotry and incompetence embodied by so many American conservatives.

clownboy

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#7

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

ThePlayDrive said:
Trump is repulsive. I did not realize, until this election, how fundamental the differences between my worldview and many conservatives' worldview are. Not until Trump started pulling in huge crowds and started rising in the polls, did I truly realize the extent of the stupidity, bigotry and incompetence embodied by so many American conservatives.

You do realize you just described precisely how many conservatives feel about liberals, right?

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ThePlayDrive

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#8

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

clownboy said:
You do realize you just described precisely how many conservatives feel about liberals, right?

Sure, what's your point?

Kal'Stang

Banned

DP Veteran

Sep 20, 2015

#9

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

Moderator's Warning:

Alright, opening this thread up again. I'd suggest that people stick to the topic and not try and play moderator or talk about how moderation is done here at DP.

Last edited: Sep 20, 2015

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fmw

DP Veteran

Sep 21, 2015

#10

Re: Dear Donald Trump: China, Japan and Mexico are not “killing us”

ThePlayDrive said:
Trump is repulsive. I did not realize, until this election, how fundamental the differences between my worldview and many conservatives' worldview are. Not until Trump started pulling in huge crowds and started rising in the polls, did I truly realize the extent of the stupidity, bigotry and incompetence embodied by so many American conservatives.

If you can't beat them then trash them. Sounds like politics to me.

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