Donald Trump does not get it and he is dangerous to the world.
He does not know the first law of physics — every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction- and does not know that it applies in government, diplomacy, business and life.
If he persists in talk of the wall against Mexico, much less doing it, he will humiliate and anger the Mexicans. He will make Mexico a prime target for a diplomatic foray by China to establish an alliance and friendship with Mexico. Imagine China right on the US border, not Russia 90 miles away in Cuba.
US politicians wage war against the poor, against food programs, against jobs and fair wages, against quality education and health care. Then they wonder why those without sometimes turn to crime and protest. And so they turn to buying guns to protect themselves against those they have hurt.
January 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Zimmerman Telegram, an initiative by Germany to recruit Mexico as its ally in WW I, when it seemed the US might (belatedly) enter on the side of Britain and France.
The event was recalled in the Toronto Globe and Mail today, and linked to Trump and Mexico.
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