WELL FOUGHT BLUE RED IS THE WINNER
Donald Trump was
sworn in by chief justice John Roberts as the 45th president of the United
States, as Barack Obama handed over White House on 20 Jan 2017 to the businessman, who has
never held office or served in the military. President Donald Trump delivered a
16-minute inaugural address that emphasized his populist campaign themes,
promising to drain the Washington swamp and revitalize manufacturing and the
middle class. "From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first.
America first," Trump said. "Every decision on trade, on taxes, on
immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and
American families."
His victory was
not unprecedented, however, in terms of votes in the Electoral College, and he
lost the popular vote to Clinton by more than 3 million. He won almost 57
percent of the available votes in the Electoral College, which puts him in the
bottom quarter of presidents in American history. In 2000, George W. Bush, who like Trump had
lost the popular vote but whose victory hinged on the U.S. Supreme Court, had a
special obligation to try to unite the country. His address had repeated
references to unity and a shared American community. Some critics thought it
rang hollow, but it was a deliberate attempt. Trump did not make that attempt.
Despite a bitter
and divisive campaign, Trump made no acknowledgement of his political rival,
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who attended, all smiles, with
her husband, former president Bill Clinton. And he made only brief mention of
Barack Obama, but only to thank the now-former president and first lady for
their help through the transition.
The address was
vintage, with Trump, rehashing some of the same-old fiery campaign slogans and
themes he used on the trail: make America great again, put America first, bring
back jobs and secure the borders. Trump ripped into the establishment, accusing
them of reaping the rewards of government "while the people have borne the
cost." The politicians' victories have not been their victories, he said,
and while the politicians celebrated, the people struggled. The speech sounded
"very angry" and like "classic populism”. Here are the key
points from the new President :
1. We will
follow two simple rules: buy American and hire American.
2. We’ve
defended other nation's borders while refusing to defend our own.
3. We’ve subsidized the armies of other countries
while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military.
4. We’ve made other countries rich while the wealth
… of our country has dissipated over the horizon.
5. An education system flush with cash, but which
leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge that need
change
.
In sociology, a
system is said to be social equilibrium when there is a dynamic working balance
among its interdependent parts. Each subsystem will adjust to any change in the
other subsystems and will continue to do so until an equilibrium is retained.
The process of achieving equilibrium will only work if the changes happen
slowly, but for rapid changes it would throw the social system into chaos,
unless and until a new equilibrium can be reached.
Pluralists stress
civil rights, such as freedom of expression and organization, and an electoral
system with at least two parties. On the other hand, since the participants in
this process constitute only a tiny fraction of the populace, the public acts
mainly as bystanders. How far can Trump go to fulfill Libertarian promises he made in his first speech as President. Only time will tell.
