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07-04-17, 15:48
The author is not a fan of President Trump, but does not overwork that as he puts things in perspective on this Day of Independence.
Kind of longish, here are my favorite lines:
...a famous statesman supposedly once asked the great leader of Singapore, Lew Kuan Yew, whether America had to worry about China’s rise. Would they overtake the United States?
“They will come close. They are very smart and have over a billion people. But in the end, America will always win because it has seven billion people.” (my note: I assume the world population at the time)
Not to go all Tom Friedman, but I have yet to meet a taxi/Uber driver anywhere around the world who doesn’t dream of coming to the United States, or failing that, fulfilling the American dream in their own land. This election did not change that at all. America is “La La Land,” not “The Handmaid’s Tale.” It has survived James Buchanan, Warren Harding, the 1960s, the No-Nothing party, and disco, to say nothing of two world wars, the thermonuclear revolution, and a civil war. God willing, it will survive Donald Trump and his tweets.
Sometimes we just need to reflect on how freaking lucky we have it, and thank those who made it happen.
Here's the link: https://warontherocks.com/2017/07/wonder-and-worry-in-an-age-of-distraction-notes-on-american-exceptionalism-for-my-young-friends/
Kind of longish, here are my favorite lines:
...a famous statesman supposedly once asked the great leader of Singapore, Lew Kuan Yew, whether America had to worry about China’s rise. Would they overtake the United States?
“They will come close. They are very smart and have over a billion people. But in the end, America will always win because it has seven billion people.” (my note: I assume the world population at the time)
Not to go all Tom Friedman, but I have yet to meet a taxi/Uber driver anywhere around the world who doesn’t dream of coming to the United States, or failing that, fulfilling the American dream in their own land. This election did not change that at all. America is “La La Land,” not “The Handmaid’s Tale.” It has survived James Buchanan, Warren Harding, the 1960s, the No-Nothing party, and disco, to say nothing of two world wars, the thermonuclear revolution, and a civil war. God willing, it will survive Donald Trump and his tweets.
Sometimes we just need to reflect on how freaking lucky we have it, and thank those who made it happen.
Here's the link: https://warontherocks.com/2017/07/wonder-and-worry-in-an-age-of-distraction-notes-on-american-exceptionalism-for-my-young-friends/