Originally Posted by SecondFloor

We live in the era of instant global communication. Technology has already globalized the world - whether any government wills it or not. There are two responses to this: cooperate with other nations for the benefit of everyone, or be left on the sidelines as the rest of the world advances together.

When trump needlessly instigates trade wars, pulls out of international deals, and antagonizes America's allies, he's not putting America first. On a planet with limited - and dwindling - natural resources, the fate of nations is inextricably linked. Denying globalism is denying reality.