The Sunday editorial, “We’re not alone in the world,” takes the typical news media stance that decries the public’s desire for the country to become isolationist and protectionist despite the massive world and economic reality that justifies that position.
China is protectionist and is clobbering us. Our last several wars have been enormous money drains accomplishing nothing substantive for U.S. interests. The Herald states, “the growth of our own economy depends on a comprehensive global strategy that strengthens all nations …”. No, we are supposed to act in the interest of the American people, not the people of the world. Currently, the world has gained enormously while the American people have been driven broke.
The Herald says, “Economies are no longer penned in by geographic boundaries.” That is currently a fact for the U.S., but China seems to do it with great success and there is no reason why we can’t, too.
And finally, The Herald states, “The broader the coalition of nations with us, the greater our chances of success.” Again, no. The more nations involved, the more the moral force of any mission becomes watered down to become politically correct drivel. Why are the politicians and media people pushing free trade and globalism completely at odds with the public and its current historic failure? Could this be one of the reasons newspapers are dying out?
Jeremy Dunn
Everett
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