The previously unthinkable, second election of Donald J. Trump to the Oval Office, the latter individual, a publically declared would-be autocrat, offers an inarguable threat to the Nation’s unique history of liberty and democracy and a shock and disappointment to mainstream American citizens.
The incapable and shockingly immoral past performance of Trump in his previous term as President, and his subsequent errant behavior and autocratic proclamations unfortunately, proved to be inconsequential to those voters who delivered an election victory to that demonstrated egoistic, delusional, and demonstrably incapable candidate; one, with a shameful record of two Congressional impeachments, thirty-four criminal convictions, numerous outstanding criminal indictments in addition to his publically disclosed scandalous and degenerate personal life,. The latter notably includes among its depravities, serial mendacity, tax fraud, and pay-offs for the non-disclosure of his brisk commerce with call girls. The toxicity of his despicable record is metastasized by his treasonous liaison with the Nation’s acknowledged enemies, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, (who contributed money and clandestine support to his campaign,) Red China’s Xi Jimping, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and publically declared admiration of Hungary’s tyrannical leader, Viktor Orban.
Trump’s unexpected win represents a singularly perturbing victory over democratically acceptable governmental and societal standards of moral and humanistic principles espoused by the defeated (Democratic) Party. Our dismay and personal frustration are notably exacerbated by the painful irony of the determinative issue as reported, high consumer prices. The victorious voters reportedly ignored his major role in the heartless criminalization of abortion, lack of proportionality and fairness of taxes, the Ukraine war, or Trump’s visible systemic immorality, but, rather, ignorantly exalted the perception of high consumer prices; the latter, a problematic condition having its existence in the period following the Nation’s pandemic, whose effects (and mortal danger), as universally recalled, having, ironically been exacerbated by the malpractice of the election winner. t.
Nonetheless, as salubriously emphasized by the election loser, Vice President, Kamala Harris, “While I concede the results of the election, I do not concede the fight [for democracy] it represents” and. “Hear me, the light of America’s promise will always burn bright as long as ( i.e. ” provided” )we never give up.” This wise, optimistic, and constructively patriotic declaration constitutes the theme and purpose of this writing.
We are disappointed and gravely concerned but are dedicated citizens, resolved to eschew the justified feelings of despair and desolation in the face of this seeming assault against the aspirations of our worthy Founders. Contrary to any former disappointed, pollyannaish sense of the invulnerability of the salubrious American way of life, we must maintain our faith in its ultimately eternal survival. Our unique liberty and way of life, have, in fact, been historically tested and ultimately victorious. The Civil War and Era of Restoration, The Great Depression, Two World Wars, McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, and the Pandemic are illustrative examples of our Republican Democracy’s endurance. With the appropriate measure of dedication this unique, democratic, and free nation doubtlessly, as in its previous times of trial, be emphatically and successfully reprised. Notably, such predictable success will restore and buttress confidence in the endurance of our venerated Democratic Republic; but, with a new experiential and recognizable realization of its eternal vulnerability, the hazards of which citizens of goodwill are patriotically and pragmatically obliged to be eternally watchful.
For the present, we need to sustain our hope and not react to the ill-advised populist opponents’ assault on constitutional democracy with despair; but rather with firm and optimistic resolution toward the restoration of the historically admirable aspiration of the Founders’ radical experiment in freedom and democracy. We must “show up” with earnest and confident support for humanistic democracy..
It is now, existentially important to ourselves and to the beneficial restoration of the traditional American Nation, that we eschew negative feelings of despair and of morose resolution and affirmatively, “show up,” interactively remaining optimistic and as appropriate, visible advocates of our traditionally, American, salubrious, and humanistic way of life.
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