TRUMP IS HERE

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

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     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.