Making America Look Bad

IT DOES NOT DO AMERICA ANY GOOD to withdraw from the world, which seems to be precisely what Trump's "America First" policies entail. it makes us look unreliable, uncooperative, undependable. Instigating trade wars, withdrawing from international agreements, antagonizing America's closest allies, all of which is clearly happening under Trump, is a course of action which, if not reversed, will prove disastrous for America, and for the world. The Paris Climate Change Agreement and the Iranian nuclear weapons agreement are supported by teh entire world; except Trump and his supporters. There was no good reason to remove the United States from these accords, other than a pernicious desire to undo everything that Obama did. That's policy based on personal hatred, which is crazily unreasonable. it would be wonderful, would it not, if all the negative facts about Trump turned out to be untrue? If only his policies were truly designed to help the poor, rather than the wealthy. If only Trump were not a pathological liar, nor a narcissist. if only Trump and his followers would accept the reality of climate change and try to do something about it. If only Trump were something than what he deems to be; a psychotic demagogue, living only remotely in anything resembling the real world. For some it is comforting to know that there is na energetic progressive movement building to oppose the Trump agenda, and that people who failed to vote last time will be voting this time. To have failed to vote against Trump is to have helped elect him. We must not make that mistake again.