AMERICA, THE SELF RIGHTEOUS
The Impact of the Trump Administration
From the beginning of his tenure, it was clear that Donald Trump would become one of the most polarizing Presidents in American history.
His comments have drawn the ire of fellow public officials, journalists, and citizens throughout the nation. His words are often volatile and unabashed with no regard for others. In conversations with different opinions, he would hurl insults, or worse, and stand firm that his ideologies, no matter the consequence, were right.
Trump has been criticized that without diplomacy, we would move toward fascism. As a result, Americans have become more proactive than ever in conversations, legal affairs, and voting.
As a collective, citizens have taken the initiative to protest the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others by police. They have expressed discontent with President Trump’s remarks, mostly when he downplays the effects of COVID-19 and racism.
In the same vein, pro-Trump activity has also created issues. 2020 has been such a challenging year, with many between a rock and a hard place. Different opinions underscore many rifts in society today and are causing tension like never before.
Many believe the situation is a byproduct of the Trump effect, with issues resolved via impulse rather than discourse. “Cancel Culture” is also a byproduct of the Trump effect. Social media used to alienate the unredeemable also alienates the ignorant. In principle, it works. Given the pain from each discriminated group, the emotions are justified. But there’s a need for empathy for everyone, even the most entitled. Many names ranging from Drew Brees to J Cole listen to reason and perhaps use the space for change. After all, if we learned anything from Trump’s tenure, the idea of denouncing a person based on lack of knowledge causes more harm than good.
For the most part, it creates division, rather than using platforms (such as CNN) to find common ground.
Sadly, the former is what has become of dialogue in today’s landscape—establishing liberal ideologies in a manner becoming of our head of state. And due to that, we stand as combative and isolated as ever. In ways, it explains the underlying fear of voters who anticipate either a second term for Trump or a first for Biden, whose record isn’t unblemished.
During Obama’s tenure, America adopted hope and learned how to build on it. The pushback was that actions were too slow. During Trump’s term, we’ve adopted more urgency, but prone to impulse.
Come November 3; we may either retain this or gain a new one.
Either way, the onus is on us to decide which way we want to go for the future.
