[peteretep]

> Chinese person I know absolutely adores Donald Trump because he plays hard ball, whereas they didn't quite know what to think about Obama, who was totally inscrutable from the Chinese perspective

I have read countless well-written articles arguing exactly the opposite, so I find this interesting.

[ehvatum]

There is certainly no shortage of impeccably composed essays dumping on Trump and developing a galaxy of identity-political rationales for why various people ought to dislike him. The story on the ground is distinctly at odds with the impression I get from American media and the BBC. I'm sure they feel they are advocating for a good cause in a situation so dire that all other concerns are overridden.