Shame on you, America! What has happened to you? How could you endanger yourself and the rest of the world by electing such a man as Donald Trump? How could over 70 million of you vote for a convicted felon, a racist, a misogynist, a con artist, a conspiracy theorist, an admirer of dictators, a climate change denier, a bully, a cheater, an insurrectionist, a man who has been found civilly guilty of sexual assault, a man who spews hatred and violence, a pathological liar, an autocrat, a malignant narcissist and a blasphemer. There is plenty of evidence that Trump is all those things and more. How can any of that be overlooked?
Doesn't character mean anything anymore? Have so many of you been so brainwashed by Fox News, extreme right wing propaganda and false information on social media that you don't know right from wrong? What's the matter with you? Have so many of you lost your moral compass? Do you really think Trump is better for the economy than Kamala Harris? How? By giving tax breaks to billionaires? By imposing large tariffs on goods from my country, Canada? By starting a trade war with Canada and Mexico, a trade war that nobody will win, and will cause more inflation.
To be fair, millions of Americans didn't vote for Trump, and find his views abhorrent. Gerrymandering also helped the MAGA cause. That is why I do not want to disparage those Americans who are just as disappointed as I am in the outcome of the election. However, many more men voted for Trump than women. Are American men so insecure that they admire Trump's bullying and his false bravado? Inside, where it counts, Trump is weak. It's all a show. He reminds me of the Wizard of Oz.
Wasn't America built on the foundation of the rule of law? Isn't Lady Justice supposed to be blindfolded? Then why is Donald Trump allowed to flout the law? Why is he permitted to behave as if he is above the law? Why do so many make a visit to his Mar-a-lago Palace, bow down before the Dear Leader and kiss his ring? Why do so many show loyalty to a man who would throw them under a bus at the drop of a hat, a man who is only loyal to himself?
The tragedy is that America has lost out on a great opportunity to renew itself after a devastating pandemic. Kamala Harris offered a brighter future. She offered hope and optimism. Unfortunately, American voters turned her down. They chose the felon over the prosecutor. As a result, the United States and the rest of humanity will have to endure four more years of Donald Trump's chaos.
Trump spurns America's traditional allies in North America and Europe. Instead, he aligns himself with brutal dictators like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un. He promises to levy a 25 per cent tariff on goods from Canada, and from Mexico. Do Americans not realize how the tariffs will likely increase their own food costs? Do they not know what happened when Herbert Hoover imposed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930? Several countries responded with retaliatory tariffs and trade plummeted. The Great Depression deepened.
Sadly, the whole world will suffer the consequences of Trump's return to the White House. He isn't even officially president yet, but he is already acting as if he holds office. Excuse me, but Joe Biden is president of the United States until noon on January 20, 2025.
- Joanne
