The Destructive Influence Of Donald Trump
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As I sit here, awaiting Cyclone Alfred to hit, my mind is more taken up with the destructive influence of Donald Trump upon the world. I am, like many around the globe, deeply disgusted by Trump and his decision to betray Ukraine in its fight to stave off Russian aggression. It is hard to fathom the thinking behind this and the global effects the US policy reversal will have. I suspect Trump’s motivation on this is narcissistically personal to achieve a cessation to the conflict and to damage Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s reputation and position. Aligning the US with Putin and naked Russian aggression after 3 years of supporting a global coalition of nations in the defence of Ukrainian sovereignty is a major international betrayal.
“Donald Trump has said he finds it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine and that Vladimir Putin was “doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital intelligence and military aid to Kyiv.”
Trump Making The World A Much More Dangerous Place
I agree with Prof. Timothy Snyder in his appraisal of Trump’s actions as making the world a much more dangerous place. Trump is making the US weaker on the world stage and undermining a coalition of the willing who have been holding the line against Russian aggression. Now, transactional Trump reduces things to deals between dictators and warlords going forward into the future. Removing America from the picture will not save the US money, as America has amassed wealth and power on the back of its hegemonic military participation globally. Trump is telling aggressive nations that invasion of neighbouring countries is acceptable behaviour in the new world order. Nuclear weapons become more important in a violent world where the US ignores a rules based order in favour of exploiting weakness for profit.
Electing A Serial Liar To The White House
Donald Trump is a serial liar and having the so-called leader of the free world compulsively lying about the things his regime does hollows out the whole institution of government. How can anyone respect a President who lies as a matter of course like breathing? How can anyone believe a single thing he says? The whole thing is a bad pantomime, which actually costs lives and threatens the security of the world. Trump makes folk sick and weakens the fabric of our lives. Psychologists are posting stuff online about the deleterious effects of Trump on people’s mental health. The whole of the Republican Congress have lost their independent voices and what little integrity they ever possessed. These lawmakers have become impotent bystanders around a deranged king. Everybody knows that Trump is a liar but few have the guts to stand up to him on that side of the aisle.
The Stupidity Of Americans
Observing the carnage being wreaked upon America by Trump and Elon Musk (the grandson of Nazis), is like watching a major car crash in slow motion on repeat. Ordinary people losing their jobs enmasse in the tens of thousands for no sane reason but a political stunt of retribution. Government services being slashed in the billions and trillions to make way for tax cuts for the super wealthy. The blame game demonising government civil servants to satisfy the stupidity of Americans looking to assuage grievances. The stupidity of folk who buy the BS peddled by Fox News and extreme right wing nutjobs. Hey buddy, the real villains who are stealing your lunch are the guys you f****** voted for! Wake up and get your heads out of your asses. The culture wars are a con for their grift on the American people.
The Trump stratagem is to get in first with the accusation. The adulterous partner who accuses the other of cheating is an example of this behaviour. The Big Lie about the election being stolen in 2020 was a ruse after the GOP’s own frustrated attempts to commit electoral fraud. In reality, the US election system was too robust for cheating to have any real effect on the result. Instead, the Trump team sought to cast aspersions upon election results which they did in 2016, 2020 and again in 2024. Now, false accusations about massive social security fraud are being made by Trump, again without any real evidence to back up the claims. In the US, it seems you can get away with saying anything in the political sphere without legal consequences for lying. I wonder what parents think of the example set by Trump to their kids in regard to telling the truth. Or is this just a quaint consideration in the current climate over there? The destructive influence of Donald Trump is a blight upon the world. You cannot have a functioning democratic nation if the leader is a compulsive liar. America must move beyond Trump if it is going to avoid imploding and tearing itself apart. Will Americans stand up and take back their country?
Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of America Matters: Pre-apocalyptic Posts & Essays in the Shadow of Trump.
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