On Foreign Affairs
Outside of the US, while we have great expectations from the American President there are some aspects that gives us mixed feelings. For instance on Covid, Biden could have credited his predecessor for pushing through the vaccine / masks / ventilators at warp speed. By not giving even token credit, as they say in military parlance, it is 'stolen valor'.
If the category of interest is world peace - then you may agree that during Trump's tenure, and for the first time in decades after 9/11 - Islamic terror trickled down in Europe and Asia; then ceased altogether across the globe. Terrorists & Terror States had to chose between massacring civilians at the risk of their Terror States getting wiped out from the face of the earth. If an Iranian (or anyone else) was to bomb any US allied region, it was clear that while he may not be caught like Osama bin Laden; there would be no home for him to return to. No family, no friends who would remain alive to glorify his Jihad.
Americans worry over BLM. One has to live in countries like India to understand RLM. Trump busted the myth that if one Islamic nation was attacked, Muslims all over the planet would go berserk. He single highhandedly erased Islam's solemnity over any and all religions.
There are other aspects of his legacy in foreign affairs like lassoing in China or keeping the doors open to Russia all the while reminding them where the center of power lay.
If Biden can take forward this legacy in foreign affairs, and indications are that he is looking for a consortium approach with other nations towards long lasting peace; then American leadership will continue to shine.
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I personally do not look forward to Trump's return in 2024. For one thing, he completed the mission he was born for. Second, he is full of himself and an older Trump does not mean wiser. Hostile forces have also learnt their lesson and they will simply endure his term.
On Domestics
Biden seems to have the longer term vision and we see this in his efforts to revive education and science which has become a necessity to the world running out of oil. Maybe Biden has plans to push forward hybrid cars / Amtrack and so on.
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Revised Outlook
What I do look forward to in 2024 is transparent and fair elections because it is from this truth; the root of democracy; that America derives its legitimacy to lead the world. Whether it is climate change, or whatever.
As I said, it hardly matters to us anymore whether Biden or Harris or any other loony democrat or an idiot like Ted Cruz is in the White House; whether fake news or Big Tech thrives; whether countries like India or Brazil survive with lowered deaths to Covid; whether Taiwan goes under China and so on; because Trump has already gifted the democracies four years to retool. Example, Brexit. For this, I'm grateful.
Let's forget Trump because the old Trumpism is no longer valid in this changed world. If people get hysteria when Trump's name is evoked; as a member here pointed out,the fault lays within us.
He's already outperformed Trump in nearly every category, particularly on Covid.
As you say, Biden has done more in 100 days in 'other categories' - domestic to US. The economy, green or black; is the real and huge domestic challenge. It is up to Biden to harness American science once again to achieves this. (World economy also follows) Biden, needs all the support to turn the economy around with sunrise technologies. Seems like an American Dream but who knows what a bit of luck can do.
Edited by
jaish
on Tue 05/04/21 11:38 AM