You accuse Trump of dividing the nation yet ignore the divisiveness of the baseless & unfounded Russian collusion accusations & failed impeachment. You acknowledge that a President needs a Congress with a unity of purpose to get things done, but fail to mention the Democrats complete & utter hypocritical opposition to literally everything Trump tries to do.
You call for unity, yet heap praise on the "protesters" who have burned, looted & murdered (in mostly Democrat cities) for months.
The only semblance of truth in your essay is when you stated that "only the American people can oust Trump from power" The American people voted for Trump, & the likes of you have never accepted that. When Trump wins again in November accept that the American people want Trump as their President, otherwise you will remain a whining,
sorry, pitiful, bitter loser for 4 more years.

How ? You spend too much money on war and not enough on your people, you misidenty (politically useful) the culprits of your malaise (it's not terrorists, drug dealers, the unemployed, refugees or the sick who are the typical targets). Tthe true culprit is (as MLK pointed out in his struggle) the average voter) and you have evolved the worst economic system on the planet that perversely rewards rent seeking eg IP laws. The entire thing is only sustainable because you have the worlds reserve currency. If the rest of the world tires of that then the US collapses.

You can take some relief in knowing it's the human condition, the same stupidity is endemic here in Australia and many countries around the world, just at different degrees of progression.

You can't fix this by doing essentially the same thing (electing Joe Biden for example) and expecting a different outcome.

Woeful wishful feelings from an author who is blinkered and still in Clinton denial. Anyone who believes Biden is the great ' white" hope for US democracy needs some seriously delusional.

The penny has dropped with me. Democrats simply demonstrate immaturity, bordering on childishness.

Grow up quickly!

Dan

AJ,

I thought that the writer didn't exactly heap praise on Biden either, simply that the way things have gone in the last few years, the US is in a dreadful mess, either way.

I don't think that either Trumpf or Biden are much chop; I've forgotten about Henry Clayton, he's history. No, that's Hilary Clayton. Oops,no, Hilary Clifton.

That was then. This is now. Close to 160,000 dead from the virus and Trumpf locked into magic thinking, that if he closes his eyes, he won't see any of the thousands of deaths, and if nobody tests, there won't be cases, so hey presto ! no deaths either.

And I suspect that he's also gambling - as a last resort - that's the nature of magic thinking, that opposites can work simultaneously- that the country will be in such a mess by November 3, 91 days away, that he will be able to postpone the elections indefinitely.

Let's face it, the US health system - surely the most advanced and well-provisioned in the world - will soon be overwhelmed by the virus UNLESS somebody with authority can impose EITHER strict lockdowns OR very strict policies of 'go about your business, but wear a mask whenever you're out, and keep a social distance'.

Can your boy do that ? Does he want to ? Is he even aware of the consequences if he doesn't take charge and impose lockdowns etc.? After all he's not all that bright. He really doesn't have a clue what's going on. Buckle up for a rough ride.

Oh well, he's your President. You're stuck with him until he's ousted by the voters.

Joe

A deeper think is thus:

I've personally never, under any other president, felt more comfortable with US politics than since Donald Trump was elected just a few short years ago.

I'm unequivocally aligned with the US, and to this day hugely grateful for their contribution to our sovereignty and independence given to us at great cost to themselves during the Second World War.
If not for them our first language would now, without doubt, be Japanese.

The way things are going for Au ATM, history has turned the proverbial 360 degrees, and we may soon be acclimatised to first language Chinese.
Left to the Democrats, that outcome would be assured.

There is ample room for hope in Trump, trumping the Chinese march in SE Asia and here in Au. There is certainly no hope if Democrats scorch a win.

Their methods of mass indoctrination have been honed on the stupid of gay rights, BLM, and too much other nonsense from the same highway to hell, to allow this history of the past, to happen over again with a different outcome.
"I think I'm turning Chinese, I really think so" , are the new lyrics to the old song.

Dan