In America there is finally evidence of the type of person Trump really is. I know many will say we knew that from the start, but today he finally put a stamp on his idea of democracy because for the first time he floated the idea of a “delay” to the Nov. 3 presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. He wants to make a change to a rule enshrined in Federal Law that states the election occurs on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November which can only be done by an act of congress. Trump has set his sights on altering a nation that has stood firm as a beacon of democracy who peacefully transfers the seat to power. Trump's reasoning for the delay was not put in writing to congress or to the American people with sound evidence, but in yet another mad tweet again calling Universal mail in voting inaccurate and fraudulent. Funny that he calls for a delay on a day when the news shows America's economy tanking by 33% in the period April to June. You can clearly see a man scared of losing his power and scared of the repercussions he may face once he no longer has the safety of office and DOJ corruption to help him. In response to Trump's suggestion top Republicans have rejected it, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both dismissed the idea over the fact that even the US Constitution mandates that a presidential administration only last four years. In other words, Donald Trump's first term will expire at noon on 20 January, 2021, one way or another. He might get another four years if he's re-elected. He could be replaced by Democrat Joe Biden if he's defeated. But the clock is ticking down, and a postponed vote won't stop it. What this man will not do to stay in power, claim bankruptcy, fiddle his taxes, launder money to family members and now delay an election, come on America wise up, even the founder of the Federal Socialist who has voted for every Republican president or candidate since 1980, including Trump has come out calling the idea of delaying the election unconstitutional and that Trump should be impeached,then removed from office.
While Trump was trying once again to change the constitution the last president was paying his respects to a fallen hero. During the eulogy given by Obama he praised Lewis's sixty years in the fight for equality and fairness for all, pointing out the good things Lewis did first as a protester, then as a political figure in the halls of congress, but also used the time to point out the bad things happening within the government of today Obama words were fiery and directed at Trump as he stated "Today we witness with our own eyes, police officers kneeling on the necks of black Americans, We can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators. People in government were doing their darnedest to discourage people from voting by closing polling stations and imposing restrictive ID laws on minorities and students". Obama gave thanks for a man who stood tall and showed America what it should be, not what it has become and told the world his thoughts on what America could be again if more people would stand up to the fascist might of this current administration. In response to Obama's eulogy Trump supporters Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity took to air on Fox News calling the speech a blatant misuse of tact and disgraceful, stating that only the democrats would use a funeral as a political platform, but I say the disgraceful one's are the Fox news network for allowing such bigoted and clearly racial presenters to speak about anyone in such disregard let alone condone what is happening as more and more verifiable evidence and witnesses show the fascist nature of the American system of power under the current president
On that I change sides and take a look at dear old Blighty where we see another fascist dictatorial type running the country I love, but wish I no longer resided in. As we undergo lockdown easing throughout the country, several areas are facing lockdown again due to increases of positive cases of the virus. In Lancashire and Yorkshire areas have suddenly been re-locked down banning separate households from meeting each other at home after a spike and people of separate households meeting up in pubs, restaurants, etc. The health secretary stated that the increase in transmission was due to people visiting friends and relatives. Which has led Labour to criticise the timing of the announcement which came late on Thursday night as Hancock stated that the government had taken "targeted" action based on information gathered from contact tracing to impose fresh localised lockdowns. So as the government finds itself in yet another shit storm of a situation with firstly there ineptitude over the easing of the lockdown and secondly the way in which new information is been relayed to the public, I still say we are on a very long road as the present administration is just beginning its run of four years.
We are facing an unprecedented time in the history of the human race as both nature and illness threaten the global infrastructures. With the increase in diseases never before seen since the last century and the fight back nature is making due to resources been over consumed we have to question how we take things for granted and ask ourselves when are we as a global people going to stop fighting each other and start fighting for our very existence. The eighteenth and nineteen centuries saw wars over land, slavery and indentured servitude, poverty of lower classes and death from related disease. The twentieth century started more modestly, but we then saw two world wars, constant fighting over land on many fronts (Korea, Egypt, Malaya, Vietnam, Falklands, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan), deaths from four prevalent diseases and the rise of terrorism. Now in the first year of the twenty first century we find ourselves fighting off yet another disease in time of unrest due to the rise of fascism and racism once again. We need to break the cycle of destruction we as humanity keep revolving in, as a planet it just can't go on and if we want a future for the next hundred generations, change has to start somewhere and that changed means cooperation not segregation, community not individuality, one world not separate countries, compassion not fascism, equality not inequality and above all else just leaders who want to lead not leaders who want to dictate while profiting from the people instead of working for the people. On that note I think I have said enough for today.
Rant you tomorrow!
