09-02-2020, 02:25 PM
(09-02-2020, 09:51 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: And none of this changes the fact that this isn't "Biden's America," because Biden isn't the president. Inept leadership at the local, state, and national level is responsible for the damage and destruction that is going on, and not just the current leadership but decades of people failing to address the systemic issues in a meaningful way. I do not, have not, and will not blame this all on Trump because he doesn't own it. He hasn't helped things out much and I do think he has stoked the flames more, but I have said for a long time that he is a product of our systems and not the cause of our problems. It's ridiculous to blame Trump for all this, and it is even more ridiculous to try to claim this is Biden's doing.
Very fair assessment.
I hate Donald Trump with a passion, but even I know better than to throw this entire situation squarely at his feet. Can I criticize his response to it, and the fact that he seems to be fanning the flames more than anything? Absolutely. But systemic racism and police brutality have existed long before him, and they will continue to exist after he's gone. These are issues bigger than the president alone.
At the same time, these are events transpiring under Trump's presidency. Right here, right now, in "his" America. Trying to paint this as "Biden's America" is desperately pathetic.
Everything in this post is my fault.
