Looking Ahead

I am looking straight ahead at this moment, and I see political turmoil in the US, mainly due to the Trumpster. He is an enigma, because he has the acumen to do a good job but the ego to allow him to totally destroy himself. His hirings and firings may work well in industry because he is beholden to none, but in the world of diplomacy and politics, his shenanigans make you want to vomit. So unless and until he surrounds himself with the right stuff, he will continue on as a flounder. I want him to succeed in getting us back on track- away from a strong nanny-state, as a viable international competitor, as a robust economy, and as a respected world leadership country. Are my goals too high? I hope not.

I Care

Do care how many people read this blog? Actually yes, but the reality is that I do it as much for myself as for the interactions. Not a lot of people know about me, manoconcern, or my books and thoughts. On the other hand, that is not a big deal, because I am not championing any cause. I do try to get out my thoughts and feelings, and I would in fact enjoy the fact that others look and respond, hence my caring if someone takes the time to read this. I am thinking about communication, and the various aspects and criteria for good conversing. I am starting a book on the subject and will be delving within my own perspective to flesh out my thoughts. As this progresses, i will pop it up here. Joe

Aftermath

Two items are worthy of discussion. The first is the fact that new Pres. Trump is learning the hard way that bluster is not enough. He needs consensus, and within his own "adopted" party, he sees people with a mind of their own. That is is really good, because a despot cannot rule. So now the man and the party need to recognize that their baselines need to remain in place, but shaped by the ubiquitous factor of compromise. After all, the country consists of various percentages of ideologies and beliefs, political, social, moral......so the answer has to be a well crafted platform that is acceptable to all. The second is that I have opened a web-site identified as https://www.manoconcern.com and this places four of my books in full view of any interested audience. These four have a common theme, it is AMERICA. Each book explores a different aspect- one covers international interfaces, one covers internal economics, one covers rule of law, and the fourth looks at the aspects of the environment and the effect on your ego, thus looking ata how you were formed. These are all relevances to what our country is, what we are, and where we are going. So take a look, because all the issues, all the topics, no matter when the books were written, are relevant today.

The Next Four or More Years

Amazing, the 2016 election is over and the underdog took it. Well, now this in-your-face political neophyte needs to become the US First-Diplomat. He is surrounding himself with people with business acumen, and I hope and pray that also means people who know when they need help, and will staff up accordingly. The plate is over-flowing and consists of tangles, threats, legacies. The instability and vulnerability scare me somewhat, but now that he is elected, I must sublimate and give the guy a chance. There is no doubt that he has the best interests of the country in mind and will do what he does and how he does it to the best of his ability. So far he has acted rashly and brashly, he is definitely a hard-liner and uses non-diplomatic skills to say what he has to say. This is scary, because his premise is hear me and accept it because I may not back off. So far he has offended many with his proclamations through Executive Order, and that will have repercussions. He's gone wihtin and without. The immigration control that will force vetting of people from certain countries is probably OK on the bais of safety, and guess what, if there is an incident of extremists coming in here, that will justify his concern and his order,especially if it on puts a temporary halt to things and then gets a new system up and running. the thing with the Mexican wall is OK too, but touting that Mexico will pay is wrong. If he invokes tariffs, he's only costing US consumers to pay more, he needs to force US business to reduce costs and then he can slowly remove the tariff. He needs to think that way and to state things that way.