This Is Not About Trump

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BY Geoff Smith

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2016

(“There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.”)

I blog about business and social stuff, not politics, but sometimes they merge. Also, I have a definite liberal bias, but will do my best to overcome it here.

I was ‘lucky’ enough to have lunch in a small group with Donald Trump about ten years ago. Not long enough to get to know him of course, but during the

And what people want to hear in the US seems to be exactly what so many want to hear in England with Brexit, and right across Europe. Who would bet

I’m no economic historian, but my entire life has occurred amidst the opening of trade and international relationships, both social and economic. The world

It just hasn’t been very successful lately. Incomes have stalled, economic inequality has increased, technology and trade and other pressures have created

I would argue that we need to stop being distracted by personalities, tactical distractions and false issues, and focus much more about the societal storm

This seems a critical moment in the history of western democracy. Nothing is perfect, but neither is anything permanent. We better not take our relative

Politicians are followers. They will not decide our future, we will. This is certainly a time for greater individual leadership at every level. Whatever your views,

For certain, we need to slay this ogre of racism or it will destroy us. On that front, there can be no compromise.

A final thought: Even those of us who are more liberal might want to wish Donald Trump some success. Because if he fails and the collective bitterness is

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