Donald Trump, a demagog and rough and tough hawk
Trump ran for election with a frown on his face and acting cocky and coarse. He presenting a nationalistic program based on closing borders and the deregulation of economic and envionmental legislation.
He is a radical who seems to listen to no one. He wants to win by having things done his way – a man who plays the role of a mean boss who will accept no discrepancy from his employees or change his way of doing things.
1. His political program is full of protectionist proposals. For example, the building of a 2,000 mile long wall along the border with Mexico. According to him, this will put an end to the immigration that is taking jobs away from Americans. Then there is the threat of high tariffs on American companies that manufacture abroad and later want to import their products. He has refused to sign trade agreements with Asia (TPP) or with the European Union as well as planning the withdrawl of trade agreements with Mexico and Canada (NAFTA)
In addition, he scorns the politicians in Washington and brags saying he is not a politician. Then he plans to remove controls on healthcare, known as Obamacare and bills against climate change. NATO defense expenses should be divided up among the other member countries.
American and European political analysts claimed he would not carry out his populist program. They believed that if he was elected, he would become more moderate and that his Cabinet, the Congress and the Senate would forcé him to become more moderate. But now many of us think that nothing could be farther from the truth.
2. His Inauguration Address. Nothing has changed since he was elected. His inauguration speech was just more of the same – an empty message, 16 minutes full of populism, nationalism and resentment. It hardly inspired anyone.
The Americans voted for him and the Americans will have to put up with him and suffer, especially the average American or as he says “the People”. He claims he will get back the power for the people. “We willl lreturn the power of the politicians in Washington to the people.” Let the people control the government. “We will never again be ignored “Some wonder how he plans to do that when he has appointed so many family members to different posts. This is like sending the big, bad Wolf to take care of the sheep.
Trump says he will do this by putting people back to work with jobs only for Americans, with closed borders anstates d with protectionism that will encourage American companies to return to the United
States and set up their businesses there. He advocates nationalism (the United States is superior other countries) and a strong Army. “America first.” His goal is to make America great again.
Trump’s “friends” are the American people who also happen to the “victim” because they have nothing. Trump is “the Messenger”, the one who will solve everything. “He” is to recover the glory lost by the politicans in Washington. It makes no difference whether he tells the truth or has the know-how to do it. If he is attacked, he becomes strong.
His “enemies” are foreign coudntries ( immigrants, terrorisists overseas companies that import godos into the United States and Nato’s armed forces). Also to be included are the politicians in Washington. His nationalism is agressive. “We will make the United States strong, rich and great.” God bless America – God’s chosen country as if he were excluding the rest of the world.
3. Day by day he sings into action the beginning of his program. Trump has appointed ultraliberal members to his Cabinet who have no political preparation to carry out his program. They are incapable of covering up this “braggart’s”mputh with his old-fashioned and detrimental ideas like setting up a barrier to the Exchange of goods, which is, in fact, one way of putting an end to the interests of American companies.
Trump expects to create growth with his infrastructure plans (highways and railroads), to renovate old city áreas and factories that will increase quality jobs. He reaffirms himself as a nationalist and xenophobe and in favor of torture.Immigration will come to an end with a high wall and the closing of borders. Trump creates aggresivity and fear. Everyone should have that one and only thought. According to him, tariffs defend jobs, making Americans self-sufficient.That 20% tax on imports from Mexico will be paid by American consumers.
4. What does the future hold? First of all, he has threatened or one could say blackmailed the companies which invest abroad with high tariffs. But if cars are manufactured in Detroit, they will be more expensive and less competitive. And if he does ban imports from the EU (Germany with its Mercedes, BMWs and Audis) or from Japan and China, these countries will answer back. The Chinese president said in Davos “No one will come out a winner in a trade war”.
Secondly, healthcare for the underpriviledged may fall apart. There is also the possibility of a trade war against Mexico,China or the EU. In addition, a military problem could arise with China over the artificial islands. There could be other military issues although Trump claims to be friends with Putin. And finally an economic crisis could break out over financial deregulation.
The American people are divided. Trump’s term in office will be risky. He could come up against Congress and the rest of the world. He does not seem willing to respect any of the world’s politicians. He is at odds with the media in the States. His populist ways may put an end to the way of governing that has provided well-being since the Great Depression in 1929.
Yet Trump cannot change the principles of politics or the economy. He could hurt the world but cannot stop it. Trump will pass on and the American people will send him into the corner to be forgotten as they did to former President Richard Nixon. @mundiario
