In my wildest dreams, I never imagined that I would write such a blog.
Trump embodies an ideology that goes against all of my believes and what I fought for since the early 1970s.
I am furious that I am witnessing the rise of populist social nationalism around the world, I am angry at the erosion of gains in women rights, I am disheartened to witness the demise of a drive that lead to the creation the European Union, but what saddens me is the failure of the left, whether social democrats, progressive, or just liberals.
It is not right to have a witch hunt like criticism of Trump by many democrats, liberal and progressive media people, or just some intellectuals.
I hate hearing people taking side with Iran because Trump is saying he will take a taught stand on Iran. It does not make sense. Iran is a fundamentalist Islamic state that is wrecking havoc in the region. Just come to Lebanon and see the actions of Hezbollah and go to Syria and look at the sectarian crimes committed also by Hezbollah.
I hate hearing people going against safe zones for Syrians, idealizing the Obama presidency, sweeping under the rag all the failures of an administration that saw a dictator barrel bombing its own people while he meddled in a leading from behind policy saying that he is not lead by values, rather by putting the interests of the US first.
Standing against the Trump ideology is not taking sides by negating all of his actions while engaging in a never ending comparison with Obama who was a nice educated and wordily President but who was also stubborn, never heard the advice of Clinton or any of his other advisories, who sacked many of them, and who rules by Presidential decrees because he failed to unite or work with the Senate or the Congress.
It is time to take responsibility for eight years that ended by giving us Brexit, an emboldened and strong Putin, an Arab spring and a Green revolution that fell into violence and destruction, disabused youth, the Black Lives Count movement.... and certainly bears some responsibility for people in the US turning towards a person that is i Washington state and Minnesota n fact not electable such as Trump.
It is time to pay attention to the average person's concerns and to work on stopping this trend through winning the next election.
It will not happen by launching a witch hunt but by putting on the table logical and reasonable alternatives to Trump policies.
Just a day after I wrote this blog I was so happy to see intelligent people challenge Trump in the proper manner. Washington state and Minnesota took the complaint against the Presidential order to court and District judge James Robart granted a temporary restraining order on Friday after hearing the arguments.
Washington state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, who by the way sewed previously the Obama administration, hailed the decision as an important victory against.
“We are a nation of laws. Not even the president can violate the constitution,” Ferguson told reporters outside the courtroom. “No one is above the law, not even the president.”
This is an intelligent and effective answer!
Trump embodies an ideology that goes against all of my believes and what I fought for since the early 1970s.
I am furious that I am witnessing the rise of populist social nationalism around the world, I am angry at the erosion of gains in women rights, I am disheartened to witness the demise of a drive that lead to the creation the European Union, but what saddens me is the failure of the left, whether social democrats, progressive, or just liberals.
It is not right to have a witch hunt like criticism of Trump by many democrats, liberal and progressive media people, or just some intellectuals.
I hate hearing people taking side with Iran because Trump is saying he will take a taught stand on Iran. It does not make sense. Iran is a fundamentalist Islamic state that is wrecking havoc in the region. Just come to Lebanon and see the actions of Hezbollah and go to Syria and look at the sectarian crimes committed also by Hezbollah.
I hate hearing people going against safe zones for Syrians, idealizing the Obama presidency, sweeping under the rag all the failures of an administration that saw a dictator barrel bombing its own people while he meddled in a leading from behind policy saying that he is not lead by values, rather by putting the interests of the US first.
Standing against the Trump ideology is not taking sides by negating all of his actions while engaging in a never ending comparison with Obama who was a nice educated and wordily President but who was also stubborn, never heard the advice of Clinton or any of his other advisories, who sacked many of them, and who rules by Presidential decrees because he failed to unite or work with the Senate or the Congress.
It is time to take responsibility for eight years that ended by giving us Brexit, an emboldened and strong Putin, an Arab spring and a Green revolution that fell into violence and destruction, disabused youth, the Black Lives Count movement.... and certainly bears some responsibility for people in the US turning towards a person that is i Washington state and Minnesota n fact not electable such as Trump.
It is time to pay attention to the average person's concerns and to work on stopping this trend through winning the next election.
It will not happen by launching a witch hunt but by putting on the table logical and reasonable alternatives to Trump policies.
Just a day after I wrote this blog I was so happy to see intelligent people challenge Trump in the proper manner. Washington state and Minnesota took the complaint against the Presidential order to court and District judge James Robart granted a temporary restraining order on Friday after hearing the arguments.
Washington state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, who by the way sewed previously the Obama administration, hailed the decision as an important victory against.
“We are a nation of laws. Not even the president can violate the constitution,” Ferguson told reporters outside the courtroom. “No one is above the law, not even the president.”
This is an intelligent and effective answer!
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