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Saturday, August 19, 2017


Disunited States of Trump

  

                       While condescending with the racist movement, the American president shows he does not have the expected moral leadership of a White House occupant

No president of the United States was properly holy. Barack Obama, Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, failed to fulfill his promise to close Guantanamo and was a champion in the use of drones in military operations.

 Bill Clinton, responsible for the country's longest prosperity, lied to cover up an extramarital affair. Richard Nixon resigned to escape an impeachment, for involvement in espionage of the opposing party's campaign committee, at the Watergate Hotel.

 None was holy. But they all assumed the Presidency aware that they should represent balance and balance in a diverse country. It did not always seem simple or obvious. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks perpetrated by Muslim Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush was made public by avoiding polarization and prejudice.

 "Those who do evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah," Bush said. "We respect your faith. "By serving as a reserve and a moral lantern, the occupants of the White House have historically fulfilled their obligation to keep the country together. Any lessDonald Trump . He is the first American president who is not, and does not want to be, a breakeven . Trump lacks the qualification to run the most powerful country in the world.

The reaction to the bombings in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Barcelona, ​​Spain, served to unambiguously confirm the moral incapacity of Trump. Three hours after a van ran over 100 tourists in Barcelona (17), leaving 13 dead, the president published on Twitter:

 "The United States condemns the terrorist attack in Spain and will do whatever it takes to help. Be strong, we love you. " When a car hit more than 20 protesters in the state of Virginia on day 12, Trump's short, nervous fingers took hours to tweet. Other Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, current Republican National Committee chair Ronna Romney McDaniel, and even First Lady Melania Trump, have chosen to speak openly about the situation. They used hashtags and words like "Nazi", "KKK", "Charlottesville" and "intolerance", adopted by those who witnessed the violence near Virginia University. When he tweeted about Charlottesville,

 Trump was much more reticent. "Condolences to the young woman's family today and greetings to all the wounded in Charlottesville, Virginia. That sad!"
Pressed for his shameful conviction, Trump on Monday (14) left Twitter and spoke at the White House. He pulled a sheet of paper from his left breast pocket and read, "We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, this display of hatred, stupidity, and violence." The next day, however, Trump was again Trump. On a visit to New York, the president was questioned by journalists about the Charlottesville bombing. Trump spoke suddenly - and with his heart. Instead of speaking "we," as he had done in his speech, Trump turned to "I". From the collective, passed to the individual. From union, to segregation.

I think there is guilt on both sides. There were very bad people in that group. But you also had very good people. On both sides, "Trump said, in front of an audience baffled by what he was hearing. "There were good people there protesting the loss of a statue [the far-right protest in Charlottesville was against the removal of a statue of General Robert Lee, head of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War]. George Washington was a slave owner ... Let's take down the statues of George Washington? "Many attributed Trump's reaction to a tragedy in his own country to the sympathizers he collects in the group behind the attack: Right.
Trump was elected with the support of the far right. The Ku Klux Klan group (KKK) has expressed official support for the Republican Party candidate.

 His campaign strategist was Steve Bannon, director of the post-truth and half-lies site Breitbart News, of far-right opinions, known for offensive headlines that promote racist, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant ideas. With the election of Trump, Bannon became chief strategist of the White House and gained position until in the Council of National Security. On Friday (18), Bannon stepped down "by mutual agreement" - after pressure from other members of the administration over Charlottesville and internal disputes, prompted by an interview in which he unleashed his colleagues.

More than 30 million people watched the news program Vice News Tonight about the conflict in Charlottesville. The 22-minute report, which accompanied a group that participated in the demonstration against the removal of the statue of General Lee, was shared  
on social networks. In the video, white supremacist Christopher Cantwell talks about the strategies of the extreme right-wing movement Unite the Right and makes statements like "we're not non-violent, let's kill these people if we need to" without blinking.

On Wednesday, Spotify removed dozens of songs from its streaming service - following a report by a journalist who pointed to the presence of 37 bands whose music incites hatred. Instead, Spotify has created a playlist called "Patriotic Passion." With songs ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Lady Gaga and encouraging tolerance to diversity, the patriotic playlist is described as "a soundtrack to an America worth fighting for." Spotify was being used by extreme-
Right to recruit sympathizers from musical preferences. The move shows how the network environment has become a contested territory for hearts and minds. "Social media allows long-standing local movements to expand, become national and even transnational," said David Leonard, a professor in the Department of Culture at the University of California, who studies issues of gender and race.

Trump came to the presidency of the United States as a pop politician, with the image built on a reality television show and simplistic ideas that fit the 140 characters of a tweet. But the network that serves as a platform for promotion can also be used to deal with it. On Saturday (12), former President Barack Obama published in his Twitter account a picture of him greeting a group of children by the window of a day care center (see below).

 The photo was accompanied by a quote from former South African President Nelson Mandela, a major promoter of the idea of ​​overcoming racism for reconciliation: "No one is born hating another person because of their skin color, their creations or their religion." Touite has become the most tanned in history, with over 4 million likes. For every torch of intolerance, there is a candle of hope.

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