The
US is in crisis and I feel deeply sorry for the many friends I have in that
great country. It continues to be deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic, more
than 100,000 lives have been lost and millions of people are without a job.
Now, there are demonstrations and anger in many cities in response to police
brutality and racism. The African-Americans are the main target of the racist attitudes
we can easily notice within the police forces and in some segments of society.
But the key problem resides in the political leadership of the country.
President Donald Trump is a man that stirs up conflict and social disharmony.
His approach to power is based on antagonising part of the American society. It
is the politics of the hatred and rejection, splitting the citizens in two
clear-cut groups: the supporters and those that he sees as enemies. At a time
the country needs solidarity and unity of purpose, President Trump brings in
discord and resentment. Seen from this side of the ocean, that is the most
direct route to a deeper national disaster. And we can only be extremely
worried because the US are the most powerful nation on earth. It cannot be
adrift, rudderless.
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