I am watching the replies on both sides here. Basically it falls into "My side is right, your side is wrong" Which tells me the plan is still working. No one sees the man behind the curtain yet. Whether the saying is as simple as "Yes we can"." America first" or Make America Great again". There isnt a single word about how to accomplish anything positive, or even stop the rot. All these are good slogans. Although America first is too close to "Deutschland Uber Alles" for my liking.
The unpleasant truth is that both major parties draw funding from the same pool of the rich and rely on corporate media to get the message out and at times ignore the unpleasant facts. America is based on the profit motive. Its not capitalism when the corporates are bailed out and big business dictates policy and is protected by the government. But America got away with it when there was not a genuine competitor. Now there is.. And that competitor is China. And they are doing it better. They have to. Not because of America. but because India is snapping at their heals.
If this were a genuine race for world leadership, America wouldnt have a chance of coming second. Because both China and India have the numbers and the will to provide the environment to build a middle class and keep the corporate greed in check.. Americas slogans mean nothing. America isnt first.. The Rich are first. America wont be great again. And the drugs, reality TV and the consumer culture all say. "Why should we bother?" Not "Yes we can".
And if my country was nearly $40 Trillion in debt with no way to pay it back,I might just feel the same😷
