local community roots.
However what I definitely wasn't expecting was a United States President
-to be voted in who was eager and, frankly, stupid enough, to start *and
-escalate* a Trade war with China. The impact on the U.S economy alone, and the
-reputation of the whole country, has been detrimental in the extreme.
+to be voted in who was eager and willing to start *and escalate* a Trade
+war with China, even during the current world climate where both local
+and global collaboration, **not** competition, is more important than
+ever before. The impact of his decisions on the U.S economy alone, and
+the reputation of the whole country, has been detrimental in the extreme.
This combination leaves us - world-wide - with the strong possibility that
seemed so "preposterous" that I could in no way discuss it widely, let alone