To invite or not to invite Trump.that is the question. Sontoloyo series no 34.

1. The question is to invite or not to invite trump.

2. Trump's presence will be discomfiting to many .

3. Trump's presence is reaffirming the notion of one power or bloc dictating the destiny of the global south.

4. It's a notion that the global south benefits the mothership country .

5. Helping trump affirm this notion will only make him more cocky and insensitive to the aspirations of the global south.

6. Let's not be a political accomplice. It's as though we need his validation to be relevant.

7. Notwithstanding Trump's 'unpresence' tell the world that trumps wet-dream world of America and its allies determining the destiny of others is fading .

8. Trump's Dreamworld is being replaced by world where there are multiple centres of strength. They are in the Arab world, Africa, India , ASEAN, china, Japan and Korea.

9. They compete not to seek dominance but to offer shared prosperity and a readiness to shape the destiny of the world together.

10. The old model in which the many benefit the few and one bloc progresses at the expense of others is fading.

11. Trump will bring that kind of zero sum mentality to ASEAN.

12. Listening to Anwar letting of steam and giving concessions, will be regarded as depriving America and it allies, the ability to impose it's will. That will erode it's dominance.

13. No way Jose, says the Donald.

14. Tell the world, not Trump alone how Malaysia and ASEAN think about USA protecting the star of David country.

15. For all you know, USA is abetting israel in committing the genocide in Gaza.

16. Gaza is the present day neo Nazi concentration camp and the present day killing field.

17. Probably orchestrated by fuhrer trump and executed by bibi netanyahu.

18. Under these circumstances, not inviting Trump seems a more sensible option. Or in the language of diplomacy, more strategic.

19. Ignoring rather than engaging Trump is a more sensible option .

20. Talking on behalf of ASEAN despite the absence of Trump, signals a number of things.

21. ASEAN is ready to play it's part , as a member of the global south in shaping the destiny of world.

22. Not leaving the script to be written entirely by USA and its allies.

23. Talking to the world, without trump will say clearly that you don't need his validation and his approval. The destiny of countries is not an American monopoly.

24. You are also saying unequivocally, that ASEAN too no longer accepts the notion that one power determines the pathways of other nations.

25. You don't need to talk to Trump about the evil and atrocities USA supports.

26. Inviting leaders from china, Japan's new pm, president of Korea, pm of India, representative leader of Africa and the Arab world is a more powerful message that you USA can no longer determine what's good or bad for the global south.

27. Not inviting Trump is the sweetest of diplomatic insult.

28. Securing the allegiance of the global south countries is more important than grovelling at the feet of Trump.

29. Anwar doesn't have to play uncle Tom saying, but suh, we think your support to Israel is not right.

30. Trump with a bunker mentality will not budge. Talking to him is fruitless.

31. Talking to the world sans trump at the ASEAN meet would demonstrate to USA that the responsibility to shape the destiny of nations is not the monopoly of America alone. It's a shared responsibility among equals.

32. That responsibility is not a function of economic and military might but of dignity. And dignity is not solely owned by USA but by all.

33. In the language of economics we say, while the inclusion of America is necessary, it's not sufficient. That responsibility must now be shared.

34. Provided of course trump has the smarts. At the moment, he can only understand the language of a SNUB.

35. Right now the patron of MAGA and the Proud Boys understands only about newtons (unspoken) 4th law of motion . Newton has only 3 law of motion, by the way

36. The unspoken 4th law reads:-

37. The angle of the dangle of the balls is equivalent to the thrust of the pole at the hole,provided pressure at the breasts is kept constant.

38. A Robert Mugabe will say that.

39. Anwar must look past beyond desiring the presence of Trump.

40. We are not advocating total exclusion of USA from the responsibility of shaping the destiny of the world .

41. But it must abandon the idea that the responsibility is theirs alone but that it must work equally with others to discharge that responsibility.

42. We want USA included and work with us together.

43. We don't want to be accused as trouble makers with anger management issues and always quarrel with uncle Sam.

44. But for now,ignore trump with his coiffed hair and pouffe. Just to tell USA and the west, the destiny of nations is not theirs alone to shape .

45. For these reasons, I think Anwar should ' disinvite' fuhrer Trump.

To be continued .....