these are protest movements around democracy. big democracy would usually support them. he is silent or supportive of the government in these crackdowns. one can argue it s multiple things. he wants a deal with the chinese. i don t know why the chinese would give him a deal a year before his election. i m with it. i m sympathetic to a lot of democrats who want to get tough with china. people like sherrod brown, people like industrial democrats representing the unions, the steelworkers are tired of being pushed around. it s not the only problem we ve got. modernization is the challenge. automation. and the fact is we need a trade war, the right kind. your thoughts? i disagree. you think we should let the chinese gradually eat our breakfast, our lunch and dinner? no. americans tomorrow could stop buying things from china. we have a trade deficit the same way you have a trade deficit with your growcery store. walmart, competitors and others