~ by Hénock Gugsa ~
A Seriously Damaged Party:
The Democratic Party has taken a severe blow in the gut.
The anger and frustration (hopelessness, helplessness) of the "working class" was not sufficiently addressed. Hillary was never really there, and Obama was misguided in his unnecessary and (I believe wrong) advocacy of TPP* ~~~ both Clinton and Obama, thereby damaging the Democrat brand. Hillary never picked up Bernie's cry, instead she chose the bland and uninspiring route. Big miscalculation!
And as for Donald Trump ... he's just an opportunist and a wild card! He stole the fire that should have been in the Democratic Party's camp!
Beginning of the Future:
If things don't go well for this new Republican administration, you can bet your bottom dollar that indiscriminate scapegoating will be the order of the day. What's more, since Mr. Trump's agenda is obscure and not even seriously thought-out, there is great potential for self-propagating failure. I do not see clear skies in the horizon.
In the global sphere, I am envisioning the world as conceived by George Orwell in his book, "1984".
The setting of Orwell's book is the futuristic, fictional country of Oceania . When Orwell wrote the book in 1948, the future he envisioned was 1984 ... hence the title of the book.
Oceania is one of three world powers; the other two are Eurasia and Eastasia. War with one or the other world power is a constant reality.
It is always an alignment of two powers against one.
I am now envisioning the Americas as Oceania ... Eurasia as being all of Europe including Russia ... and Eastasia as China, India, etc.
Currently, with the Putin and Trump friendship, can you see the beginning of an alignment between Oceania and Eurasia against the "current" threat, Eastasia?
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* TPP = Trans Pacific Partnership (trade pact)
And as for Donald Trump ... he's just an opportunist and a wild card! He stole the fire that should have been in the Democratic Party's camp!
Beginning of the Future:
If things don't go well for this new Republican administration, you can bet your bottom dollar that indiscriminate scapegoating will be the order of the day. What's more, since Mr. Trump's agenda is obscure and not even seriously thought-out, there is great potential for self-propagating failure. I do not see clear skies in the horizon.
In the global sphere, I am envisioning the world as conceived by George Orwell in his book, "1984".
The setting of Orwell's book is the futuristic, fictional country of Oceania . When Orwell wrote the book in 1948, the future he envisioned was 1984 ... hence the title of the book.
Oceania is one of three world powers; the other two are Eurasia and Eastasia. War with one or the other world power is a constant reality.
It is always an alignment of two powers against one.
I am now envisioning the Americas as Oceania ... Eurasia as being all of Europe including Russia ... and Eastasia as China, India, etc.
Currently, with the Putin and Trump friendship, can you see the beginning of an alignment between Oceania and Eurasia against the "current" threat, Eastasia?
* TPP = Trans Pacific Partnership (trade pact)
