You-know-who is in power now, and surprisingly, the world is still spinning…
I listened and watched Trump’s inaugural speech and his signing of the first batch of executive orders. Admittedly, it was difficult to withstand this tsunami of arrogance and hubris.
Then I visited the White House website. The splash screen that welcomes the visitor underscores the bellicose language Trump uses to bully the rest of the world into becoming US territory or otherwise submit to the “greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth” – even though he apparently wants to go down in history as a “peacemaker and unifier”.
As hard as it is to listen to him and to watch him, and in spite of the incessant sabre rattling, I’ve decided to take a deep breath and over the next four years simply listen carefully to what Trump actually says and what he then does.
Right now, Trump looks like he’s invincible, and that’s no doubt how he must be feeling. He came in with clear objectives and he’s wasting no time implementing his plans – at least that’s how it looks. The executives orders range from the reasonable to the regressive to the ridiculous.
At the moment, he’s cutting through butter everywhere he goes. Some who would have gladly celebrated his defeat have quickly morphed into disciples – at least that’s how it looks. Power attracts power. Even the up until recently Trump-scathing mainstream media seem to go relatively easy on him following his inauguration. That’s interesting.
The reality is: Trump is seen by many as the saviour. At least for now. But shit will happen. His shock and awe strategy will loose steam eventually. Not even he can control everything that happens around him, not even he can revoke the mad wave of woke with a stroke of his pen. There will be resistance and he will be forced to return to Earth. That’s when it gets even more interesting.
Nobody can predict him, nor whatever else might happen over the next four years. There is no point making predictions in either direction. He’s not going to single-handedly save the world, nor is he going to destroy it. He will do some good and some bad things. He too is only human, neither god nor devil. He’s a flawed human like all of us, perhaps more extraordinarily so than most, but nevertheless human. He has fears, insecurities and complexes.
Only one thing is certain: This fascinating freak show will be over in four years … followed by the next freak show.
