What does this have to do with Trump? - LaustenChinese philosophy has everything to do with all aspects of our daily life. It is wholistic, and the anti-thesis of scientism of the west. It is nothing like western philosophy that is treated as a specialized academic discipline that has nothing to do with politics and far removed from how we relate with each other in society. Consequently, our fragmented mind sees the fabric of life as a bunch of dots that no one knows how they are connected.
Let Lao Tsu connect the dots for you. If you view Trump as a dictatorial demon, then you ought to realize that he came out of Hell when our republic was formed in 1776. Government is force, not reason or laws; it’s force. George Washington said that. And the justification public officials have in the use of force against ordinary citizens is to protect and serve the republic as originally conceived.