At the water’s edge?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>.” <span word="Water">Water</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>? <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="water">water</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strangle">strangle</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="polity">polity</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="foe">foe</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="Tribalism">Tribalism</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>: <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="water">water</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>” <span word="about">about</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="water">water</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span>. <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flanked">flanked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>.</p><p><span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p>
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