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Originally Posted by Maruzo
Will Biden help our current situation? I’m hoping he will. His priority is very different from Trump’s own. I think he will help tremendously.
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Maruzo:
Joe Biden was not my first choice, nor many other people’s first choice, as the Democrat candidate. But I voted for Biden in an effort to prevent Donald Trump from further consolidating his agenda, which I believe was a strategically sound position. Also, this is ultimately what the majority of Bernie Sanders supporters did, just as they did in 2016 and voted for the Democrat candidate. I think a slim majority of voting Americans believe that we will have a better chance of improving our country and the world, than four more years of Donald Trump.
I was not suckered by the Trump campaign's strategy proclaiming that Trump was the so-called “law and order” president. That was a false premise, and just a marketing strategy to play upon the fears of some members of the public, specifically some white people, completely blowing out of proportion and exaggerating the violence that has been happening in some urban centers. Sensible people saw through that propaganda to realize that Trump has consciously exasperated the situation in his hopes to gain politically. Most Americans can discern the difference between the justification for the peaceful protests versus the small group of leftwing AND rightwing agitators that instigate the criminal violent acts of property looting and destruction.
I also do not see Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as his VP running mate as some sort of threat that she will ultimately lean towards a move to socialism, let alone Marxism. I believe that fear is unjustified and is blatantly false. She is a strong, accomplished woman who brings solid credentials as a strong prosecutor upholding the law, which appeals to many people who consider themselves centrists or right-of-center politically. Of course, part of the reason for her selection was to appease the African American voters who desperately wanted a woman of color to be on this ticket. But she is far from a token and in IMHO, certainly capable of taking over from Joe Biden if the needs arise, before his term is over.
Some of my Republican friends asked me what Joe Biden has accomplished over the many years he has been in public office. Aside from any bills that he was associated with, the answer that I gave to that question, (that is especially important today), is that he is one of the few current, seasoned politicians who has a solid track record of continually crossing over the aisle, attempting and seeking bipartisan cooperation and negotiating compromises between the different sides in order to accomplish actual legislation that did, (and can and will), pass with sufficient votes. For far too long, we have been rightfully frustrated and have criticizing the U.S. Congress for not being able to get anything done. I believe that Biden and his administration, will strive to work with Republicans to find common ground on many important issues that the American public wants to see real action taken on and not just verbal bluster.
In addition, I am confident that Biden will be a very competent president, who will not propose or make dramatic changes via Executive Order, that goes against what the majority of Americans want. If he tries to, I do not see Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court allowing it to stand and therefore preventing him from doing anything too extreme. He will stabilize our country and make corrections on the path that we were on prior to the arrival of Donald Trump. That will satisfy the financial markets, our allies and most Americans who are exhausted by Trump’s relentless assault on truth and the institutions of democracy, as well has his unhinged provocations and abuse of power.
I for one, saw this presidential election as a referendum by Americans as to whether or not they believe in our collective historical national values of leaders of the free world, upholding human decency, working for the collective and common good, fight for promoting every citizens potential, and ultimately, a desire to return to more fundamental democratic ideals that our country was founded on that we have strayed from. So therefore, I believe that aside from the usual and expected minor missteps, Joe Biden will be a far superior and more effective president than Donald Trump, working to achieve those goals.
AVB-AMG