Next week, Donald Trump will formally be nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for President of the United States of America. The Grand Old Party—the party of Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Reagan, and Bush—is subservient to a single man. A once great party now serves a man who has in numerous occasions demonstrated why he is unfit to run for the top office—his ideas, values, and ideological standpoint are contrary to what the United States stands for—the unity of the Republic, which the constitution promulgates—one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
The stakes are high, having lasting effects for decades to come. It follows a series of events that have left the average citizen disillusioned with Washington, D.C., politics. The multiple wars, recurring financial crises, record inflation, high interest rates, and deep social divisions have contributed to the most polarized society in history. Many are dissatisfied and frustrated with the pervasive negativity and lack of tangible results, despite promises of a return to normalcy.
The Republican Party once went to the electoral foray with a promise of service to the people and adherence to the framework of the founding fathers and the subsequent stalwarts of the union. Its visions of the United States were embodied by well-mannered professional public servants like Bush Sr., John McCain, and Mitt Romney; their values were rooted in the very crux of Americanism: the values of freedom, service, and democracy.
The party has been a major contributor to the current state of the United States. They were the standard-bearers of the conservative agenda. In the current times, many traditionalists cast away the personality of Trump due to his policies pertaining to taxation, wokeism, and immigration. But the stakes this time are not about intricate federal policies; they are more fundamental: what does the United States of America stand for? Civil liberties, the rule of law, and a land of hope, or authoritarianism, anarchy, and disobedience to the constitution—which Mr. Trump wholeheartedly embraces.
Mr. Trump has time and again shown the whole world that his character makes him unworthy to sit in the oval office, let alone hold any constitutional position. He has exemplified his utter lack of respect for the principles bestowed upon him by the founding fathers, the devolution of power, and, most importantly, all the people. Instead of presenting the world as a leader who could have a healing touch or for the Americans a unifying force in times of great division, Mr. Trump is deviated by the mission to strangle power for himself: to use the levers of government for his personal interest and exercise political vendetta against all his detractors and the opposition.
Quite simply, to be blunt, he is incompetent, ignorant, and a pathological liar—the worst choice the United States could have amongst its 333 million.
It is a grave tragedy that the Republicans do not see the damage that has been done by Mr. Trump, forgetting the policies, but the cult that has brewed around him. Its effect was clear on January 6, when disorder took over the capitol, led by a mob enthused and energized by Mr. Trump.
A convicted felon may win the most consequential election of this century, and history will not be kind to all the mute spectators.
It may be too late when most realize the dangers of being a supporter just because you were entertained by the demeanor of Mr. Trump.
As a person outside the United States, why should you mind? For the ones who care about Gaza, Mr. Trump will let Bibi Netanyahu take over all of Palestine on day one.
For those who want regional security, Mr. Trump will let Russia take the land it currently occupies on day one.
For the ones who care about your own consumption habits? Mr. Trump will impose tariffs on China and other producing countries, which will directly hurt your wallet on day one.
For the ones who see themselves studying in the United States? Mr. Trump and his coterie identify themselves as ethnonationalists; they have no love for people of other ethnicities and will kick out all the immigrants on day one.
It is time to be explicit. As I have previously expressed my vehement disliking for Mr. Biden, I must also vociferously oppose Mr. Trump’s candidacy for President as a concerned global citizen.
