As a result of four years of Trumpism culminating in an attempt by President Trump and his followers to viciously overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, American democracy has been grievously wounded. Considering the following two articles I wonder whether even a new and Democratic administration can repair the damage that Trump did to the country--or whether the millions of Americans--who after all elected him in 2016 in the first place embody a national character flaw that's too deeply rooted to be cured and will continue to drag down the U.S.
Most Americans reject the attack on the Capitol — but millions empathize with the mob
But what's particularly disturbing is that the deadly violence against the American people, government property, and the political system which Trump and his domestic terrorists followers have committed may not be over. Some say that impeachment efforts against Trump will only fan the flames of violence by these people. I disagree. I think that they will go forward with their plans of destruction either way.
As Inauguration Nears, Concern Of More Violence Grows
These are grim times, and they are complicated by the COVID pandemic which continues to infect and kill Americans in record number daily, in relation to which, the national deployment of vaccines is going more slowly than planned.
So, Biden's intended efforts to rebuild the country notwithstanding, I believe that the difficult era the U.S. is experiencing will likely be upon us for a long time to come. And the plague of diehard Trump loyalists amongst real Americans is surely not going to make recovery any easier.
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Biden will open our borders resulting in millions of poor, unskilled illegal migrants that will overrun our country, schools, hospitals, jails. He will import huge numbers of immigrants legally which will further drive down wages. This is not sustainable. He will raise the corporate taxes on business causing lots of job loss when companies move from the USA. The 15 dollar minimum wage will cause a lot of beleaguered small business to close because they can't afford to pay that. He'll remove tariffs from China putting American workers and goods at a disadvantage.He will hugely raise taxes on the middle and working class to pay for "free" college, the green new deal, and medicare for all. Speaking of medicare for all, Americans will be waiting a year behind a sea of Hondurans, Syrians and Mexicans to see if that tumor is cancerous. Gas will go up, everything will. Higher taxes mean Americans will buy less and the economy will continue to get worse. We will spend billions in the Paris Accord while China spends nothing despite the fact we have strict regulations. We will get back in the Iran nuclear deal remove restrictions on Iran while they secretly make the bomb and lie to our face. Crime will skyrocket at the police are defunded and no cash bail is instituted(already happening in liberal cities). We will no longer be energy independent. So the question will be "Can we recover from idiot Biden"?
Thanks for your response. I also have concerns about illegal immigration but consider that Biden has already told one migrant caravan not to try to enter the U.S.. after which they disbanded. But I believe that the predictions in your laundry list are exaggerated and downright wrong. If Trump had won, America may not have even had a future for you to worry about by the time COVID-19 was through with the country thanks to his incompetence in managing the pandemic response in 2020 which would have likely become even more catastrophic this year.
It's also fascinating how rethug administrations are so hypocritical about spending and taxes. They're all for deficit spending and driving up the national debt in giveaways to corporations in reduced taxes. But they become horrified when a Dem administration requires businesses to pay their fare share in taxes and wages. BTW speaking of deficits Trump not only drove up the national debt, he exploded it
"Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years"
https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump
Are you willing to pay for that?
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