22, January 2017 “The Dawn of a New Error”
President (my hand is shaking) Trump won
the election denigrating former President Obama (hand still shaking) as
illegitimate, relied on an avalanche of political attacks ably supported by
Vladimir Putin and FBI chief Comey. The tweeter-in-chief has promised to gut
Obamacare, Planned Parenthood and has already picked fights with the nation’s
intelligence agencies, 1.6 billion Muslims, Mexico, China and Angela Merkel of
Germany. Effigies of Trump have been torched around the world.
He has promised to gut old alliances such
as NATO and form new ones (code language for cozying up to Putin’s Russia).
His post-election rhetoric has mirrored his belligerent behavior
during his campaign. His self-absorption and self-flattery
is extremely disturbing akin to the cock crowing at its dawn.
He promised to “bind the wounds of division”; but has been
insulting and threatening people on Twitter. His targets have included Meryl
Streep, Boeing, a union boss, the celebrities who refused to perform at his
inauguration, and the “distorted and inaccurate” media. Vice Chancellor
Sigmar Gabriel of Germany has promised to fill the void left by a new
radicalized US. Not surprisingly, the
inauguration received non-stop coverage on Russian state media, with television
news channel Rossiya 24, providing extensive coverage of Trump’s coronation.
Belgium Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt tweeted
“Europe must take its destiny & security in its own hands”. Not bad for a man and his posse who have ushered in a new era
aptly described by the Peace and Justice Center as “The Dawn of a New Error”.
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