OPINION:
The American people are being treated as children in a proposed national divorce. Just like in a custody battle, our leaders put us citizens to mediate between them and the intemperate states.
The Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party presents a prime opportunity to place American pride at the pinnacle of our national life and leave political polarization in the past. The confrontation of China is the challenge that will determine our reality for the next thousand years. Every other issue we face can be solved by compromise, but like most divorce scenarios, the colossal catalyst of a proposed breakup must be dealt with in its entirety.
Our addiction to slave labor and poisoning by fentanyl must be met with immediate economic sobriety through decoupling. The confusion about the origins of COVID-19 must be met with the truth. The adultery of our corporations with Communist China must be exposed and their loyalties must return to America.
From the most intense social issues to the mundane nuances of tax policy, we can come to the negotiating table. However, our quality of life must be decided now. A national “divorce” would be the most profound gift we could give to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. The select committee presents a chance to find purpose through our shared pain and embrace patriotism by committing ourselves to national reconciliation.
HENRY J. WILSON
Washington
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