The hallmark of opportunism is the wishful
thinking. When a has-been is locked in a competition with someone, when he
cannot beat that someone in an honest contest, and when he cannot pull a dirty
trick that will trip him, the has-been will sit back and wait for the
opportunity when the competitor will fail by his own doings, thus forfeit the
game and cede the field to the opportunist.
This is how low America has sunk in
self-esteem, and how much it has lowered its ranking in the eyes of the world.
It boggles the mind to think that only half a century ago, the people of the
planet, including America's antagonists, admired that country for its
accomplishments, and for the strength of its morality as it stood like a great
achiever at the leading edge of every conceivable human endeavor. And then, as
if in a flash, America turned into a pitiful blob for the world to laugh at,
and regret the loss to humanity.
What you see today is a world that is standing
at the crossroads of major historical shifts. What is there seems clear to most
nations, each of which has taken the road that will lead it to its chosen
destination. But to a confused America, the landscape looks like a labyrinth
with no apparent exit. Desperately looking for a way out, America runs in one
direction when the Jew whispers in its ear that it is A instead of B; then runs
in a different direction when the same Jew or another one whispers that it is B
instead of A.
Much has been said lately in more than one
publication about that situation. And then, Wilson VornDick took pain to
compile all of the information in one long article, which he wrote under the
title: “Let China Fail in Africa,” and the lengthy subtitle: “America should
continue to maintain its key African relationships and interests while China
digs a debt hole.” The article was published on January 29, 2019 in The
National Interest.
Both
the title and subtitle of the article, indicate that the writers whom VornDick
has quoted, wish for the Chinese effort in Africa and the rest of the
developing world to fail. Reading the article, you'll discern two parallel
themes. One is to the effect that China is leading those countries into a debt
trap, which will be detrimental to them in the long run. The other theme is to
the effect that China cannot give out these levels of debt much longer without
seriously damaging its own economy. That is, if the countries receiving the
Chinese largess do not see the danger which they are heaping on themselves, and
put an end to the Chinese project in their countries —
China's economy will collapse under the weight of its overseas commitments. The
belief of the wishful thinkers in America is that one way or the other, China
will lose and they will be rewarded.
How realistic is that? Well, with regard
to the debt-trap theory, here is a small sample of what came in the article
which refutes that assumption categorically:
“Initial Chinese investments have
attracted other global investments from the UAE, Japan and others that may have
been reticent to invest in Africa before. Investments by China have been an
opportunity to improve African livelihoods and economic prospects, when
leveraged properly by African nations. Yes, in the last few months, anti-Chinese
protests erupted in Kenya and Zambia. But some African leaders, such as Rwandan
President Kagame said that engagement with China is a good thing and it depends
on us Africans. Why wouldn't we know how to negotiate with China?”
As to the Chinese economy collapsing,
suffice it to say that the people who make these predictions are the ones who
also complain they don't have a clear picture as to how the Chinese economy is
performing, given that they do not trust the data published by China. And
that's not all, because there is also the fact that a number of these people
predicted as far back as ten and fifteen years ago, that a bubble had formed in
the Chinese housing and construction sector, and that the bubble was about to
burst. They explained that this will trigger a calamity throughout China, if
not throughout the world’s economies.
So then, what did these wise guys do? They
shorted the Chinese housing and construction sector ... but no bubble burst and
nothing happened to China or the world. The result is that the dumb-dumb
characters who made those predictions, lost everything they had and everything
they borrowed when they shorted the market. It is not clear what happened to
them after that, but the bet is that they went looking for housing to shelter
themselves on the skid rows of New York.
In closing, Wilson VornDick suggests that:
“America should not withdraw from Africa, rather it should continue to maintain
its key African relationships and interests. As circumstances dictate, it may behoove
America to consider and implement an expanded or more targeted, focused set of
responses. These could be linked to the developing 'Prosper' initiative and
other core American interests like health and wellness”.
Will that work? Not as long as America
uses what remains of its economic and financial clout to punish the countries
that do not toe the feckless American line, or the criminal Judeo-Israeli line.