With the rise of ugly racial propaganda, the narrow social issues, on the eve of the presidential election, American ideals have just not only been compromised, but the American dream is shattered, if not buried.
It might have been quite a delight for the supporters of the Democratic Party nominee, Kamala Harris, when a few of the allies of the Republican Party nominee and a former President, Donald Trump were seen indulging in racial propaganda at the recently held rally in New York. They were not only undermining the ideals of the world’s most powerful country loved and admired for being a symbol of all-inclusive plural society.
There have been whispers, perhaps, loud enough, in the political corridors during the past few months i. e. soon after the announcement of the candidature of Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominee about her racial identity. She is a daughter of a pretty highly intelligent Indian mother and her father, Donald Jasper Harris of Jamaican origin, a well-known economist and professor of Stanford University. Kamala is also a well-known lawyer.
The former president, Donald Trump, who is seeking a second term as a Republican Party nominee, according to the recent poll surveys is in a close fight for the coveted office. However, in his election rally held on Sunday October 27 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, where some of his supporters indulged in uncivilized racial remarks against Kamala Harris might be called disastrous for his position as a significant political leader.
The irresponsible observations against Kamala Harris ridiculing her being a non-white is going to resonate with the country’s fragile social fabric.
The ongoing presidential poll in the US has evoked worldwide attention. There is a general impression that if Trump is back in the White House, he would be initiating a peace process for ending the Russia-Ukraine War. The Trump Administration might also end the conflict between Israel and the terrorists, who have dared to invade Israel.
There is a general impression that Trump and Kamala represent two diametrically opposite viewpoints regarding peace and economy.
Trump claims that he would not hesitate to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the War in Eastern Europe, on the other hand, Kamala says that the US has to support the cause of democracy by helping the Ukrenians facing invasion from their powerful neighbor. Interestingly, none among them is even mentioning how the American deep state and proxies have successfully created differences among the Ukrenians and Russians having common faith i.e. Orthodox Church. and also bound by common heritage.
In the highly competitive geo-politics, none can be identified as innocent. The war games are being played for some known as well as for some unknown purposes.
It cannot be deleted that the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing War in Eastern Europe is the American war industry. A substantial amount of the financial and military assistance to Ukraine is being plowed back to America’s industrial -military establishment.
The Past Animosity-The conflict with the West, perhaps, could be rooted in the activities of the American proxies in the region to dilute the Russian influence in the region. On one hand the West declined to enroll Russia in NATO, but was quietly admitting the countries in Eastern Europe, perhaps, in a bid to encircle Russia. In fact, after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, NATO too had become irrelevant; however, it has been made critical, perhaps, to feed the American military-industrial mafia for creating conflicts across the continents.
On the face of it, the American narrative appears to be quite relevant that since the Russians have invaded Ukraine, therefore, they must withdraw their forces.
Anyway, the US voters are not electing a President, but are also deciding the direction of the geo-politics, whether 2025 will be witnessing more conflicts or an era of peace. In this context, the poll is being watched across the continents.
Greed and Peace-The presidential poll is going to be a decisive battle for peace or the continuation of conflicts, and perhaps for the Americans, whether they would like to be depending upon the current system of unemployment allowances or would be voting for generating economy and wealth by toiling themselves. The choices are either to be depending upon charity of the state as an unemployment allowance and indulge in drug addiction etc.
At present the leading American companies are getting their finished products being manufactured in China. In other words, the defunct Industries in America might be revived, if Trump returns to power.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris like her predecessor, Joe Biden too continues to be a favorite of the American armament industries as well the companies getting their products manufactured in China. She was fielded just a few weeks before the poll following the decision of Biden not to contest for the election. However, with the poll campaign getting warmed up, she as the party’s presidential nominee, appears to be distancing herself from her predecessor, if not her mentor, Joe Biden. Admitting that her Administration would not be a replica of the Biden Administration, she told a media channel during a recently held debate that if elected, her Administration would not be an extension of the Biden policies, but she would be taking steps for reducing the cost of living for the common people. She also promised to announce 15 US dollars per hour wage, but she did not elaborate what steps she would be taking for the job creations during her forthcoming innings in the White House, if elected
The Chaotic Retreat– There is a general impression that under Joe Biden, the US decision to suddenly withdraw from Afghanistan was just humiliating for the world’s most powerful country. Also, he did little to end the avoidable fratricide i.e. the Ukraine -Russia War in Eastern Europe, and could have tried to diffuse the ongoing conflict in West Asia. It might be just a partial truth. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has been making visits to West Asia to diffuse the conflict and is seen pleading for peace. The much awaited ceasefire might be announced anytime.
In spite of these efforts, there is a general impression that the Joe Biden Administration has been working to serve the vast business interests of the American military Industries and the American taxpayers have to cough up the huge costs of the ongoing conflicts from Eastern Europe to West Asia. The financial and military support to Ukraine has been befitting only a section of the American Industries I e. the armament manufacturers.
Apart from benefitting the country’s military-industrial complex, there are allegations that the American deep state I e. CIA and other institutions, including the media and judiciary, are not impartial in the ongoing poll. It is going to bruise the traditional image of the USA as a true democracy for a while, and may be in future too
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who has recently escaped three attacks, has threatened that if voted to power, he would be de-classifying the files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It is believed that he was punished for taking steps to end the cold war after diffusing the Cuban Crisis. The decision of R.F.Kennedy junior, a nephew of the slain president could be a good support for Trump. The promise of Trump to declassify the files might also reveal some embarrassing dimensions of the American state, especially its deep state.
The Challenge -The 2024 presidential poll is not just a fight between two political parties, but in this poll, the crucial roles of the military-industrial complex and the Deep State i.e. the CIA cannot be denied. It is believed that Trump’s decision to withdraw the American troops from Afghanistan has not been taken kindly by the war industries of America.
President Joe Biden’s decision to extend financial and military support to Ukraine has helped the weapon manufacturers in the US. Similarly, the American policies in West Asia didn’t contribute to any peace effort. The apathy of the White House towards peace has helped at least the investors, who had purchased shares in companies manufacturing weapons. The prices of their shares have skyrocketed in recent years.
It is also being observed that President Biden’s policies towards China lacked any long-term vision. It did not lead to any substantial programme to revive the manufacturing industries in the US. The US companies continue to use China as a manufacturing hub for their products. They are reaping huge profits, but hardly any jobs for the people.
The 2024 presidential election is also witnessing a difficult campaign characterized by political scheming and intense scrutiny. Trump’s agenda cannot be called a walkover paving any easy option to reclaim the White House following his 2021 exit.
Another interesting feature in this election is the support the industrialist, Elon Musk is extending to Trump. It has caused worries among the supporters of the Democratic Party. A
California resident, Aaron Greenspan , in a lawsuit has accused Musk of violating state laws and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. In a recent emergency motion, Greenspan, who founded the company PlainSite, said Musk’s newly announced million-dollar giveaways to voters in swing states violated federal law that prohibits paying or offering to pay people to either register to vote or vote.
Musk’s lawyers noted that the giveaways were only open to people who signed a petition in favor of free speech and the right to bear arms and that the petition itself says it is only open to registered voters in swing states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The bitter campaigning and the play of forces in the election is going to have worldwide impact.
Gopal Misra has been associated with national and international media. His books on journalism and geo-politics have been well-appreciated. Views are personal.
