OPINION:
President Trump’s tariffs are the beginning of our noble effort to rediscover true American independence. We have been under attack since the days of Mao Zedong, and especially since the passage of the 2000 U.S.-China Relations Act, which granted our Communist enemies most-favored nation status in the World Trade Organization.
We are the victims of an unresisted economic war intended to weaken us before China’s military plans are implemented. However, rather than enter this war with a defeatist mentality, President Trump has made the decision to decouple. The tariffs are a central pillar in our toolbox to preserve the sacred principles of our democratic republic.
We must stay the course and hit the Chinese with more tariffs. If we do not break the backs of our enemies, we shall surely have our own backs broken. Proper foresight wins all wars and all worthwhile endeavors require collective sacrifice. This trade war will secure our freedom and that of generations to come. We must stand up to our enemies or risk the degrading metamorphosis into a spineless state — or worse, descent into status as a Chinese debtor colony.
Our enemies are weak; they hide behind manipulated currency and authoritarianism. They bet against the world’s most wonderful nation at their own peril. We must unite in a national mobilization the likes of which we have not witnessed since World War II. We have an opportunity to buy American goods and support domestic exporters. If we do not see this trade war to its logical and rightful conclusion, we shall join Rome and Athens in the galaxy of collapsed stars.
Mr. President, trudge onward against the media and all the naysayers. Continue forward so the American people may continue to shine the star of liberty brighter than ever before.
HENRY WILSON
Washington
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