Mutually Assured Destruction Only Works All Sides Are Rational

The power of self-preservation is a powerful one. Of course, the power of self-preservation does not work if one is suicidal or otherwise non-rational. Or when all sides involved do not fully understand the stakes. Then the destruction is mutual.

Maybe I am not understanding this trade war, but it seems like it’s going to be bad when it plays out, however it plays out. The US has been coasting on it’s power and wealth for many a recent year, and it seems it”s unfortunate that current leadership doesn’t understand what is at stake when it blows up world economic order. Things were broken before, but that doesn’t mean you should demolish the world in hope of rebuilding better.