The Citizen (Gauteng)

Virus is attacking soul of the US

- Dawie Jacobs

China, the sleeping giant, has woken up as predicted long ago and is steaming forward unwavering­ly. Meanwhile, the US that has always regarded itself as a balancing force, is busy destroying itself from the inside.

Diversity, their traditiona­l strength, is now becoming an albatross around its neck.

“White Anglo-Saxon Protestant­ism” is the new sugarcoati­ng for outright racism.

While painting China as the big threat, they are losing sight of the fact that they are becoming their own worst enemy.

Perhaps they need some time off, to turn inward and do some introspect­ion in order to heal their own nation.

The question can be asked whether it is still the “land of the free” for all its citizens, or are some more free and equal than others due to discrimina­tion?

Four years ago, two viruses started spreading across their land: racism and Covid-19. Both are still raging.

They may over time develop herd immunity against Covid-19, but their highest priority should be to develop it against racism.

I still want to believe that the US has what it takes to self-correct, but the virus attacking the soul of their nation, seems to be very resilient.

It is already embedded in their DNA.

China does not need to lift a finger to further strengthen their leading position on the world stage, they must just stay on course.

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