As the gap between the rich and poor widens, the benefits of the surface-level economic boom have been stolen away by a small portion of the population, as the days of the more common people have become even harder. Numerous American blue collar workers cannot compete with laborers in newly developing countries. As finance and advanced technology continue to marginalize them, more and more people are losing their hope for the future.
Some people believe that the primaries are the most appropriate time for Americans to vent their anger, and so many are not afraid to use this piece of “stinky cheese” Trump to “fumigate” the whole of America. During the general presidential election, if Trump is really one of the choices, the voters’ decision will depend on how concerned they are about their interests, and that is going to be a grave gamble.
Trump cannot possibly change America. He is just unafraid to say whatever he wants, even nonsense, giving middle and lower class whites ways to vent their frustration. Obama rose to power waving the flag of “change.” He once expressed the will to fix Wall Street, but in reality he changed nothing at all, and in the past few years, American interest structures have become even more solidified.
America increasingly relies on its institutions to self-correct and restore their own capabilities. This is asking reform to follow the course of nature, and so active adjustment of interests is practically impossible. Many American elites take this as a point of pride, and do not at all believe that the majority has already depleted the American system’s strengths, even though several systematic deficiencies have seriously encumbered the country. Casual criticism is one thing, but genuinely instigating reform in America may well be insurmountably difficult. By looking at the vicissitudes of Obama’s health care reform effort, this matter becomes quite clear.
Voting for Trump is a part of how Americans are masochistically venting their anger. The Chinese can just watch the frenzy, as they do not need to consider serious questions such as what Trump’s election would mean for China. America has long since lost the “revolutionary spirit” of its early governance; its powerful political inertia today is more suitable for scraping away some rough edges. Supposing Trump were to run in the general presidential election, he will change from “stinky cheese” to merely “fermented cheese.” He is an intelligent businessman who will change as is needed, certainly not blindly walking the same path to some dark end.
Up to now, Trump has not had the time to focus his fire on China, but if he or Hillary were to wantonly vilify China, we have to respond to them just as impolitely. American bureaucrats are incapable of being polite, to say nothing of politicians in an election.
Trump talks big when he says he “has a way” to handle China, but he has only said he wants to impose a 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports, and nothing else. He is still at a stage of blurting crazy nonsense, but if he keeps moving forward, when it becomes necessary, we will have to teach him a lesson, and let him know who China is.