"I never suggested that Trump had violated anything but common sense" - brought the house down.
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Almost nobody wants you and Moe to go on with your discussion? You are kidding, right? Even if that were true, the reader could scroll down.
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On the alienation point: have to take Moe's side on this one. I remember the Soviet-planted hysteria over Reagan's ICBM armageddon.
His comps on W. Bush and Reagan are compelling, IMHO. Any hawkish Republican prez is going to be seen by Democrats as a grave danger. Republicans on the other hand sincerely believe in peace though strength and deterrence.
I'm guessing you remember Eisenhower and JFK, amigo, arguing about which man was contributing to a missile gap against the Soviets? Trump's uncompromising "don't mess with us" shtick used to be taken as a given in America. I don't agree with President Obama that nicer = safer. Not with these guys we're dealing with.
As to the trade talk, I think the same principle applies on a smaller scale. Only Nixon could go to China :- )