Puppets

It seems that we keep talking about North Korea when we should be talking about China (which makes N. Korea relevant). Our reluctance to do so betrays a much deeper reality lurking beneath the murky waters of the Yellow Sea. That reality begs the question: What is China’s aim in all this?

The reason we do not publicly ponder this question is the same as why we do not admit that Islamic terrorism constitutes a declaration of war; why we coddle captured terrorists and attempt to equate them roughly with ourselves; why we choreograph complicated protocol at our airports and increasingly shove Israel under the rug.

China is a communist state. As such it is an enemy of capitalism - an enemy of America. Our leaders are desperately trying to shift us in their direction and away from capitalism. It is hoped that if we turn far enough - in effect, change our stripes - we will escape our fate. It must be kept in mind that we have already handed them the keys to our economy. They can pull the plug at any time.

When Nixon opened the door to China, the feeling was that we could turn them our way. Instead, it is we who have had to do the turning. We’re literally spinning like a top. Any pretence on our part that we are in charge of our destiny is illusory at this point. Make no mistake, China is the puppet master; Obama is the puppet.

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