Since human beings are free to choose, the worst can be avoided. On a personal level, we can wake up and see that blaming other countries for rising levels of fear will not solve economic woes. Merely pointing out the shortcomings of Donald Trump is not enough since behind Trump are the millions of mistaken ideas of our fellow Americans.
A fearful social mood is a wake-up call. A failure to wake up will lead to economic destruction, if not war.
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