Decency, Trump and Obama.

[hollodero]

(03-06-2017, 02:42 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Oh no I doubt they will ever do any of that stuff, it's just what I would prefer.  and our reputation wouldn't really matter because people wouldn't be depending on us for anything.  If the leader is acting goofy, who cares?  

Hm. I do not want to be stuck for an answer but I honestly can't tell. At some point, political or economical partnerships probably fancy some sense of stability. Right now this stability is not provided by Trump, but exists in spite of Trump - I don't know if that's sustainable. Then again, the development of the stock market really contradicts my initial expectations, so maybe it doesn't really matter regarding economics. 

Now with politics, I don't know. Even if you want to isolate yourself more (which I think is an illusion in itself, you get dragged into things at some point, the US won't be without any interests), cooperations might be necessary, and if I were a leader of a country I would not rely on Trump in any way. (I might want to try to benefit of his attitude, like Netanyahu obviously did when he got him to say the two-state solution is no longer a non-negotiable condition.)

Ah, what do I know. I have nothing important to add to this.