Umm- in today's world- China really is a neighbor- just like every other nation in the world. One little speck of life in a very large and hostile cosmos where one of the greatest present dangers we face is, as Pogo so eloquently pointed out, ourselves - people and nations too often with an apparent inability to see beyond our own narrow, oftentimes selfish, interests. Mr Trump epitomizes the self-absorbed mindset concerned only about self-aggrandizement, seeking advantage by any means and not caring about the consequences of his actions on others. We wonder how Americans could give him the presidency, we might also do well to ponder the "why" question more as well. This includes the implications of the impact new media, including talk radio and social media etc, have had on the replacement of sober consideration of facts and rational discourse with explosive emotive outbursts of fear, disgust and anger often based only on arguments over beliefs fired by envy. The tragic heart- perhaps