La política de la crueldad
Me gustaría pensar que la magnífica derrota republicana del martes responde también a un hartazgo de las maldades del trumpismo y no solo al precio de la gasolina
The cruelty policy reigns supreme as the era of Trump comes to an end with the results of last Tuesday. I believe this and hope so, because this Trumpist decade has not only shattered global order but also degraded citizens. Donald Trump has just two years left to try and undo as much as possible, for come January, he will be a resentful, narcissistic, and sociopathic duck that has nothing left to lose.
He will then depart, and if Democrats manage to muster a modicum of wisdom, they will present a candidate that allows them to return to the White House to repair the economic, political, and ethical damages Trump has inflicted. However, some damages cannot be repaired or materialize immediately. Trump not only provided a shelter for authoritarians and plutocrats, he also normalized the use of cruelty as a political weapon.
What scandalized many in 2016 – mocking a disabled journalist, dismissing the suffering of a war prisoner – no longer raises an eyebrow. This moral transformation, far from being political, is deeply ethical and will persist long after Trump's inevitable departure.
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