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.
