I talk to China every Tuesday morning for two hours. This morning, my partner in this learning enterprise I have a small part in, was describing the atmosphere in China: the economy there is bad with real estate or apartment prices collapsing and a pervading feeling of tension with America. With my wife being in China now, a ominous feeling came over me.
One of the motivations I heard for Trump's Venezuela operation was to deal with China's presence in the Western Hemisphere. Whether this will increase the feeling of tension between the two countries or result in a quid pro quo simmering of tension by an acknowledgment of spheres of influence remains to be seen.
This puts me personally in between two or three worlds: Trump Haters and Reactionaries; China and the USA, Canada and the USA. My way to deal with these conflicts is to embrace Catholicism and ultimately to have to think what is best for my wife, my son, and me.
Of the three entities: Communist Party China, Liberal Party of Canada, and the Trump Administration; which do I support? If Trump plays real politick, I will be on his side. The other two parties are harder to pick from. CCP China is at least adult and not frivilous. The Liberal Party of Canada represents stupidity and wilful cutting off one's nose to spite one's face.
Best to pray to God and hope for a miracle to get out of my gordian knot.
