It will take severe work for anyone to trust the US ever again. It was hard enough after Trump the first time, but now American contrition will take much longer and require more. I’m talking like impeaching and removing a broad swath of this administration, rejoining international organizations (like the WHO, etc.), and joining others we hadn’t been in before (like the ICC).
American leadership is trashed for a generation at least, possibly forever.
It was hard enough after Trump the first time, but now American contrition will take much longer and require more.
The first time was easily forgivable. He didn’t even win the popular vote. Nobody knew what to expect. Nobody could see what was coming or predict just how bad it could really be. We had enough plausible deniability to be able to say “We didn’t know any better and it won’t happen again.” And if Trump never got a second term, I could see his presidency going down as a footnote in international history.
Then we saw how bad things could be. We saw the crimes he committed. We saw the corruption play out live and in real time. And we watched him campaign on doing exactly what he’s doing. And we voted for him again. And he won the popular vote. We have no excuses this time. He’s doing exactly what he said he was going to do, and the US voters voted for this. The rest of the world has the absolute right to tell the people of the US to fuck all the way off because we voted for this. He didn’t just accidentally his way into power this time. We actively gave it to him, knowing he was going to do exactly this. We have no excuse this time.
I’m talking like impeaching and removing a broad swath of this administration, rejoining international organizations (like the WHO, etc.),
Wouldn’t be enough. There’s nothing stopping US voters from electing another far-right cabal who repeats this bullshit again. Trust would have to be rebuilt through showing stability through multiple administrations over the course of decades. You don’t repair the damage Trump has done in 5 weeks overnight.
and joining others we hadn’t been in before (like the ICC).
This can, will, and should never happen. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Joining the ICC would be a direct violation of the Constitution. We do not, should not, and cannot subject ourselves to any other outside governing body. This is something I am very strongly against.
There’s nothing stopping US voters from electing another far-right cabal who repeats this bullshit again.
Agreed. Frankly, I think it will take a generation of reasonableness or maybe a really lethal strain of covid combined with a really effective vaccine for it.
Oh yeah, the American Empire is over. By the time anyone else is willing to trust the US again, it will no longer be important enough to care about its hissy fits.
It will take severe work for anyone to trust the US ever again. It was hard enough after Trump the first time, but now American contrition will take much longer and require more. I’m talking like impeaching and removing a broad swath of this administration, rejoining international organizations (like the WHO, etc.), and joining others we hadn’t been in before (like the ICC).
American leadership is trashed for a generation at least, possibly forever.
The first time was easily forgivable. He didn’t even win the popular vote. Nobody knew what to expect. Nobody could see what was coming or predict just how bad it could really be. We had enough plausible deniability to be able to say “We didn’t know any better and it won’t happen again.” And if Trump never got a second term, I could see his presidency going down as a footnote in international history.
Then we saw how bad things could be. We saw the crimes he committed. We saw the corruption play out live and in real time. And we watched him campaign on doing exactly what he’s doing. And we voted for him again. And he won the popular vote. We have no excuses this time. He’s doing exactly what he said he was going to do, and the US voters voted for this. The rest of the world has the absolute right to tell the people of the US to fuck all the way off because we voted for this. He didn’t just accidentally his way into power this time. We actively gave it to him, knowing he was going to do exactly this. We have no excuse this time.
Wouldn’t be enough. There’s nothing stopping US voters from electing another far-right cabal who repeats this bullshit again. Trust would have to be rebuilt through showing stability through multiple administrations over the course of decades. You don’t repair the damage Trump has done in 5 weeks overnight.
This can, will, and should never happen. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Joining the ICC would be a direct violation of the Constitution. We do not, should not, and cannot subject ourselves to any other outside governing body. This is something I am very strongly against.
Agreed. Frankly, I think it will take a generation of reasonableness or maybe a really lethal strain of covid combined with a really effective vaccine for it.
Oh yeah, the American Empire is over. By the time anyone else is willing to trust the US again, it will no longer be important enough to care about its hissy fits.