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How did we get in this situation? How did both parties - Democrat and Republican fail us so bad? It's a total institutional failure.
by 29_29 6y ago
How did we get in this situation? How did both parties - Democrat and Republican fail us so bad?
It's a total institutional failure.
- knowaveragejoe 6y agoThe propaganda that demonized the TPP at every turn and led to Trump leaving the table day 1 of taking office seems to have worked.
- 29_29 6y agoI do not believe this is all Trumps fault. That's too easy an explanation
- RockIslandLine 6y agoTPP was a terrible response to the opportunity. Write better treaty text and you get a better result. Killing TPP was the correct result.
- Synaesthesia 6y agoYou mean trying to create conflict with China? It’s been ongoing for some time. The US has been threatening China and surrounding it militarily. See John Pilger, “The Coming War on China” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDl9ecICIYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDl9ecICIYg
- 082349872349872 6y agoFor some time, meaning since 1949 or so. How does one get in the situation? Kennedy suggested working towards a world where it wouldn't matter who had the largest economy, all countries could compete peacefully, etc. but at least one person in 1963 didn't think that a worthwhile project.