Not only are your tone and diction off-key, but your framing of this as a two-party domestic issue belies your myopic view of the world. My experience is that A

Not only are your tone and diction off-key, but your framing of this as a two-party domestic issue belies your myopic view of the world. My experience is that Americans grossly overestimate their advantage versus Asia, and are generally blind to the cues that several of the top economies in the world are laying the groundwork to free themselves from America’s increasingly confusing and belligerent influence. When the opportunity presents itself, the myopic West will have to admit that they missed clear signals like Japan’s decision to pursue TPP without the USA, and the warming of Sino-Japanese relations, including overtures by China to flip TPP to an “Asia First” bloc, and China’s inevitable domination of innovation and so-called intellectual property (a fundamentally flawed premise) in the coming decades. Not to mention the roles of Russia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc. in the New New World Order. China is openly talking about colonizing Africa and Eastern Europe. It’s all there in the news, if you choose to pay attention. The world is lining up for America’s Julius Ceasar moment.