BIDEN BRINGS NEW HOPE TO A STRICKEN WORLD
THE elevation of Joe Biden to the American presidency in January has certainly brought hope to many across the world.
This is quite clear to observe judging by the commentary well publicised by various media groups the world over.
After a devastating four years in office in the mould of the Donald Trump administration, the world can start believing again that the future is bright.
Trump’s racialised politics led to a more divided America. His toxic politics led to the deaths of many even while he was leaving in the form of the US Capitol riots. His politics went beyond polarising America but the world at large.
Unlike Barack Obama with the global appealing mantra of “the Audacity of Hope”, in the moment of “Yes We Can”, Trump as the leader of the US had an opportunity to give hope, unity and humanism to the rest of the world.
Trump’s “Make America Great Again” had more to do with discrediting the first black US president and turning the US back into a white centrist nation than a democratic and inclusive global power, rather than making America work for all, especially the disadvantaged minority groups who are still economically and politically marginalised.
As the leader of the most powerful country to date, the
US, being the world’s greatest superpower, is so relevant to the rest of the world’s affairs from politics to economics and in many other fields.
But America’s foreign policy is so distinct that in all continents of the globe the US plays a major role from providing security to many countries across the globe including in Europe and Africa to economic development whether through trade deals, aid or foreign direct investments (FDIs).
Even the CIA’s roles in influencing election outcomes, support for rebel groups and the controlling of governments is further proof of the US’s global dominance.
In short, when the US sneezes, the world catches a cold or the coronavirus if the allegations that Covid-19 emerged when Trump had assigned his scientists (or producers of weapons of mass destruction) to build a chemical biological weapon that was meant to destroy China once and for all.
This could explain why the US has the highest rate of Covid deaths and infected population.
It is alleged that during the production of this chemical weapon, the systems were loose hence the outbreak of the corona global pandemic as we know it. Of course this is contrary to the popular claim that China is responsible for Covid19 as part of its long-term plan of destroying America.
Even the version of the story of Covid-19 having been a result of human interaction with a bat or something to that effect, in China, doesn’t explain the global spread of the virus.
That is why the Biden presidency is so vital for the renewal of the global political and economic dynamics.
If Biden is really a good man he will lead America on an equal footing with the world.
He will, more than any other US leader, allow a wider diversity of voices not only from America but the rest of the world to debate, discuss and dialogue on the pressing issues facing our global society.
If Biden is good man he will give extra attention to the issues concerning reparations from slavery, colonialism and oppression throughout history.
He will seek to attend to all that his predecessors had failed to accomplish.
Without compromising his country’s military strength, he will seek to use American mediation rather than infiltration in resolving other countries affairs.
This will be a long way from what Trump could never do in the four years he was at the helm.
Trump was obsessed with American dominance and exceptionalism at the expense of peace and basic fundamental human rights.
Biden’s appointment of Kamala Harris as vice-president, who is the first woman of colour to hold this position, is a good indication of just how he takes racial unity and equality in America.