Opinion / Columnist
Donald Trump: His victory
12 Nov 2016 at 19:28hrs | Views
Donald Trump's victory is a head on confrontation with the political establishment in America as projected in his rhetoric "we will make America great once more" that became his unflinching campaign message that resonated well with the electorate that was caught up in despair and repulsion.
The American electorate astoundingly voted for Donald Trump who seems to possess 'personality disorder characteristics' that could dash their hopes for a progressive America in this new economic and political dispensation as he has portrayed himself as a confrontational entity, isolationist and a protectionist at a time the world is anchored heavily on globalization and pluralism business wise and culturally.
The perceived gridlocks in his Presidency are as follows:
1) the building of the Mexican wall, which I believe before he finishes it all Mexicans will be in America.
2) building bridges amongst his Republican party will be an uphill task as the most senior Republicans view as a non entity in terms of personality and ideology.
3) as far as Democrats are concerned Trump is an alien making it difficult if not impossible for his government to forge ahead policy wise irregardless of his total control of two houses.
4)the other factor being that Trump has steered White supremecy definitely becoming a polarising figure tearing down the biggest American ideals of democracy and multiculturalism making it difficult to reconcile the divide between ethnic minorities and the rest of the country which is "White"
Faced with this kind of scenario it remains to be seen how his Presidency is going to pan out. Two possibilities
a) there could be a blood bath out of racial tensions he has cultivated through his campaigns making him a lame duck president
b) he is going to work hard in the next coming months and years to reverse his tribal projections or rather he could be assassinated.
Let's wait and see
The American electorate astoundingly voted for Donald Trump who seems to possess 'personality disorder characteristics' that could dash their hopes for a progressive America in this new economic and political dispensation as he has portrayed himself as a confrontational entity, isolationist and a protectionist at a time the world is anchored heavily on globalization and pluralism business wise and culturally.
The perceived gridlocks in his Presidency are as follows:
1) the building of the Mexican wall, which I believe before he finishes it all Mexicans will be in America.
2) building bridges amongst his Republican party will be an uphill task as the most senior Republicans view as a non entity in terms of personality and ideology.
3) as far as Democrats are concerned Trump is an alien making it difficult if not impossible for his government to forge ahead policy wise irregardless of his total control of two houses.
Faced with this kind of scenario it remains to be seen how his Presidency is going to pan out. Two possibilities
a) there could be a blood bath out of racial tensions he has cultivated through his campaigns making him a lame duck president
b) he is going to work hard in the next coming months and years to reverse his tribal projections or rather he could be assassinated.
Let's wait and see
Source - Nhlanhla Dube
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