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Post by pieter on Sept 4, 2020 11:44:26 GMT -7
Folks,
The danger is today that people with a heritage of leftwing agitation, leftwing activism, Marxist training, grassroots movement experience and militant party wing or movement political experience become Rightwing Populists, conservatives or Nationalists later on and use that leftwing experience in Rightwing agitprop, street action and militant activism. Look at the Anti Stalinist Trotskyist left in New York which became later the ideologues and supporters of the Neo-conservative movement. Vice versa is also dangerous. Former militant rightwingers can become leftwing Populists, Leftwing Nationalists, Communists or Marxists for opportunistic reasons.
This merger of far right, extreme left, Machiavellistic, collectivist and totalitarian ideas you saw partly in Stalinism, Nazism, Italian Fascism, National-Bolsjewism, the Netional Democracy in Poland and Germany (NPD) and in the Strasserist brands of Neo-Nazism. Experience of East-German communist state patriotism merged very well with National conservative, Rightwing Populist and Neo-Nazi, New Right, Alt right, Peoples Nationalist (Etno-nationalism) in the Eastern-German states of Brandenburg, Sachsen Anhalt, Sachsen, and Thüringen.
Today the extreme right (far right), extreme left (far left), and the moderate traditional centre left (Democrats) and centre right (the Republicans) are mingled in a battle for influence, power and struggle about what direction to go, what course America should go and what domestic and foreign policy the administration should follow. The problem with the influence of groups like the Alt Right, NRA, Christian right/Evangelicals, Tea Party, Sarah Palin and fanatic Trump supporters on the right is that they drag the Republican party from it's moderate, centre right, pragmatic track and move the party to a rightwing nationalist, Populist (Trumpist), anti-liberal West coast and anti-liberal East coast, Midwest and Southern course.
The traditional, centrist and moderate liberal democratic party establishment managed to avoid a highjacking of the Democratic party by the far left of Democratic socialists, Greens, Bernie Sanders, the congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley en Rashida Tlaib), MoveOn, Justice Democrats, Brand New Congress, Black Lives Matter and Democracy for America and managed with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to follow a pragmatic and moderate middle road which might also attract Republican and Independent voters next to Democrats.
The Republican party today is hijacked by Donald Trump and his supporters and by the vague ideology of Trumpism. Trumpism is a political ideology and style of government which was specifically developed by President Donald Trump. It resembles the philosophy of recent right-wing conservative-neonationalist or national-populist movements in western democracies.
deologically, Trumpism has a right-wing populist accent, whereby Trump's political style also shows traits of authoritarianism. Trumpism differs from classical Abraham Lincoln republicanism in many ways; for instance, regarding free trade, immigration, equality, checks and balances in federal government, and the separation of church and state. Trumpism rests on three pillars: Nationalism, religion and race.
Trump has shown a disdain for Canada as well as the transatlantic partners (NATO and European Union), who have been considered the most important allies of the United States so far. Another characteristic of foreign policy is a sympathy for autocratic rulers, especially for the Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Egypt, the authoritarian military dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whom Trump considers a "fantastic guy," and Donald Trump stated that he has “many views” in common with the president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro and that he expects to have a “fantastic working relationship" with the Brazilian leader." The National Conservative Brazilian leader is a man of Trumps's liking. Trump likes the populist and a nationalist President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte.
The Trump administration's approach towards Viktor Orbán's "illiberal" right-wing government has been supportive, but, according to The Guardian, "ineffective" in advancing American interests. During the Trump administration, Poland and the United States continued to exhibit warm military, diplomatic, and economic bilateral relations. This was bolstered by the broadly shared neo-nationalist values between President Donald Trump and President of Poland Andrzej Duda, along with Poland's desire for strengthened military ties with the United States in order to counter Russian influence in Europe, particularly following the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.
Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly over a series of years. During the campaign his praise blossomed into what many observers termed a "bromance". In particular, Trump praised Putin as a "strong leader" and said that he expected to "get along very well" with Putin. Trump often described Putin as "a better leader" than Obama. Putin praised Trump as "a very bright and talented man, no doubt about that," and Trump claimed Putin called him a "genius," a mischaracterization based on an incorrect translation. When asked about allegations that Putin has killed journalists and political opponents, Trump brushed them off, implying that the United States has done the same thing.
Trump has often stated that Italy is a "key ally of America in Europe and the Mediterranean Sea and a strategic partner in the War on Terrorism."
Germany
American relations with Germany have worsened under President Donald Trump, especially regarding trade and NATO. During the campaign Trump was critical of German chancellor Angela Merkel and her handling of the European migrant crisis, saying "Everyone thought she was a really great leader and now she's turned out to be this catastrophic leader. And she'll be out if they don't have a revolution." In July 2016, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated that he was concerned about what he sees as Trump's contradictory promises to "make America strong again" while simultaneously reducing involvement overseas. Steinmeier said that Trump's proposed policies "would be dangerous not only for the United States, but for Europe and the rest of the world as well".
In late July 2020, the Trump administration announced its intentions to disperse 12,000 American troops from Germany and move the headquarters of U.S. European Command (EUCOM) from Germany to Belgium in a major repositioning of forces, reportedly because Germany was not spending enough on its defense budget. Of the U.S. troops stationed in Germany, 6,400 will also return to the United States. Another 5,400 will be moved to other locations in Europe that already house American troops but pay less of a percentage of its GDP than that of Germany.
Ukraine
Speaking to the Yalta European Strategy conference in September 2015, Trump criticized Germany and other European countries for not doing enough to support Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, saying, Ukrainians are "not being treated right." However early in the campaign Trump opposed U.S. involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, describing Crimea as "Europe's problem;" in a rally in July 2016 he implied that such involvement could have led to World War III and criticized Germany and other European countries for not doing more to support Ukraine. Later in the campaign, however, he stated that he would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory. In February 2017 Trump explained that Crimea was taken by Russia by force and asked whether Obama was too soft on Russia.
United Kingdom–United States relations
British–American relations, also referred to as Anglo-American relations, encompass many complex relations ranging from two early wars to competition for world markets. Since 1940 both countries have been close military allies enjoying the Special Relationship built as wartime allies and NATO partners.
The two nations are bound together by shared history, an overlap in religion and a common language and legal system, and kinship ties that reach back hundreds of years, including kindred, ancestral lines among English Americans, Scottish Americans, Welsh Americans, Scotch-Irish Americans, Irish Americans, and American Britons, respectively. Today, large numbers of expatriates live in both countries.
Through times of war and rebellion, peace and estrangement, as well as becoming friends and allies, Britain and the US cemented these deeply rooted links during World War II into what is known as the "Special Relationship". In long-term perspective, the historian Paul Johnson has called it the "cornerstone of the modern, democratic world order".
In the early 21st century, Britain affirmed its relationship with the United States as its "most important bilateral partnership" in the current British foreign policy, and the American foreign policy also affirms its relationship with Britain as its most important relationship, as evidenced in aligned political affairs, mutual cooperation in the areas of trade, commerce, finance, technology, academics, as well as the arts and sciences; the sharing of government and military intelligence, and joint combat operations and peacekeeping missions carried out between the United States Armed Forces and the British Armed Forces. Canada has historically been the largest importer of U.S. goods and the principal exporter of goods to the United States. As of January 2015 the UK was fifth in terms of exports and seventh in terms of import of goods.
The two countries also have had a significant impact of the cultures of many other countries. They are the two main nodes of the Anglosphere, with a combined population of just under 400 million in 2019. Together, they have given the English language a dominant role in many sectors of the modern world.
Australia
A report in the Washington Post on February 2, 2017 claimed that Trump berated Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and hung up 35 minutes earlier than planned over a refugee resettlement deal that President Obama had made with Australia where the United States agreed to take 1,250 refugees from camps in Nauru and Manus Island. It was also claimed that Trump suggested Turnbull was attempting to export the next Boston bombers to the United States. Later that same day, Trump explained that although he respected Australia, they were "terribly taking advantage" of the United States. Australian Ambassador Joe Hockey met with Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon the next day and Sean Spicer described the call as "cordial". Reuters described the call as "acrimonious" and the Washington Post said that it was Trump's "worst call by far" with a foreign leader. Notwithstanding the disagreement regarding the resettlement of the refugees Vice President Mike Pence, while on a visit to Australia in April 2017, stated the United States will abide by the deal. The decision was seen as a positive sign of commitment by the Australian Prime Minister.
And I can go on. The Republican party today is a complex and strange political party and movement with various wings and elements. From traditional conservatives, fiscal conservatives to moderate liberal conservatives, conservative liberals, technocrats and centrist elements. In wikipedia I read that the majority of Republicans support Conservatism, Fiscal conservatism and Social conservatism. I read that you have several fractions in the Republican party like the Centrist fraction, the Libertarian fraction, the Neoconservative fraction and the Right-wing populist fraction. Today the Rightwing Populist Trumpist Fraction must be dominant and I do believe that there is a fear in the Republican party for Donald Trump and Trump henchmen in and outside the party.
What will the coming elections show us and what direction the USA will go the near future will tell us un November. If Trump loses what will the Trump supporters and Donald Trump do? The Trump ideology, Trumpist movement and the political Trump dynasty will remain. What are your ideas on that Jaga, Kaima, John, Jeanne, Ludwik, Eric, Karl and others?
Cheers, Pieter
Source: Wikipedia
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Post by karl on Sept 5, 2020 10:37:42 GMT -7
Pieter My self to respond to the second part of your presentation being with the subject of Mr. Trump. What I have to say of this man gives not to him any honour. For in our part of the known world, his name is: Tarif Trump and not a vey smart man. For this man knows so little of foreign relations and the art of compromise. The man acts like a bull in a china cupboard simply stomping about breaking things apart such as trust that the Americans have previously built up over the past many years. For with this, the man is extremely self centred and tries to make the impression as a smart buisness man of which his actions speak otherwise. The examples are in his words, he enjoys to speak out that there are too many German cars {autos} on and about the roads. What the man apparently is not informed, many of those German autos are manufactured with American hands in his own country. The other aspect is his failure to know and understand is: A considerable number of German owned or firms of primarily manufacturing are German financed. And this man has the grit to condemn what he knows little of. www.alec.org/article/german-investment-in-the-u-s-creates-american-jobs/If Mr. Trump desires to remove those troops of his count of: 11.800 out of Germany then very fine, but he needs be to include the removal of those many non-existant nuclear weapons stored on our soil. Those weapons as with the various military bases creates and makes Germany a target, not if, but when a new war becomes a reality. France is a Nuclear armed state and much better reliable. For as if the above is not enough, then we come to the energy dispute that is engineered by Mr. trump. For he condemns the gas {earth gas} projects as being Russian and then at same time, pushes the matter of importing much more expensive energy from the USA. The man has a problem with reality. Karl
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