Politically, things are really hotting up in the US as elections are less than 80 days away. The main highlight for me this week was watching the 4 days DNC convention. Each and every day of the DNC convention was a pleasant surprise as the message unfolded.
Though I am not a citizen and cannot vote, I am intrigued by the ongoing battle between the 2 main parties for the hearts of their citizens. My friends and I all agree that Americans are hypocrites in general though. They can do unto others what others cannot do unto them. They want to sell their brand of democracy to countries and do not mind using various means to achieve their aims. Supporting oppositions, selling arms and trying to look righteous at the same time is a way of life for them.
Being number one for a long time has made most of them out of touch with the rest of the world with an America knows best attitude which can be very condescending at times. When threatened with a rising power like China, they display double standards which are clear for all to see. You are either with me or you are against me.
Trump has brought out the worst in this behaviour over the last 4 years, using his position as a bully pulpit and giving the finger to everyone. He is an equal opportunity tyrant/idiot, attacking friends and enemies alike and degrading the office of the presidency by setting never before seen historically low benchmarks. Most of what he does will put a common man into jail, except that he protects himself with presidential privileges.
So this week’s DNC 4 nights of online presentations were like a breath of fresh air. It shows that there is hope for the future after the nightmare they have been in. It was a tour de force of multiple participants who stood up and explained why America can do better for their love ones and their children.
They had multiple GOP members and common folks vouching for Biden plus well known artistes too. There were heartwarming stories of grandpa Biden who went out of his way to connect with people, to empathise with their pain and sufferings. It was a huge contrast to Trump who never shows any empathy for anyone except himself and lies constantly. Americans just want to return to normalcy and see a president that fights for the people and not try to personally profit from the role of the highest office in the country. He has successfully debased this position to new lows every time he personally attacks an individual or company who criticized him.
The GOP/RNC event will be next week and it is likely that they will adopt an aggressive attack on Biden. They would threaten that Biden represents a lawless society if he is elected with many doom and gloom scenarios added in for effect. Funnily, they do not have any plans to show for what they want to do in the next 4 years, other than more big picture empty promises. Healthcare alternative? We will have a big plan coming next month… More tax cuts? Sure! Screw the deficit.
Biden, on the other hand, had already laid out his action plans on a number of major topics on his website. The DNC event had hiccups but it was otherwise a well organized first time for such a big virtual convention. The message was to look to the future and to undo all the damage done over the last 4 years.
Teflon Trump is still fighting back, even after a bombshell bipartisan report on the Russian interference came out, Bannon was arrested and an ex-White House official came out to do a tell-all on TV. I am really amazed at his diehard supporters. No amount of evidence can convince them that Trump is not their QAnon conspiracy saviour. Good luck to America if he wins again. They really deserve him.
It was a quiet week for me. I had a long overdued lunch with my sisters on Mon and 2 more lunches with good friends on Tue and Wed. Time passed slowly but nothing much was done, other than watching more youtube videos and preparing for my upcoming UK trip which will happen in a month’s time.
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