We won't have a "American brand" because the world's peoples will see us as "TrumpLand" instead. TrumpLand: A land filled with gun violence and intolerant to the "Other". A land whose people are bigots to LGBTQ, minorities, women and children. A land that will be mercilessly exploited by Big Oil, Big Gas, and Big Coal. A polluted landscape that sickens it's own people. A people who build's the Wall that serves to keep people out but also is a wall to keep our people in.
The world look's on with horror at what we are doing to keep ourselves locked in fear and paranoia because we have lost who we are. The energy that we have as a people is for constructive purpose or destructive purpose? The world sees a nation descending into madness. A colossal, unchecked military power. Trump unshackles Big Military from civilian control because he can and wants Big Military to take responsibility for anything that goes "wrong".
Alone in the world of the 21st century because Trump sees the world as a hostile to his "Make America Great Again" idea of abrogating multi national treaties in favor of bilateral treaties ideal from Middle Ages, along with the 20th century ideals espoused by previous presidents of a world community guided by laws that exemplify humanities high minded goals of justice and equality. A nation that is becoming manifestly unfit to lead because it's leader wants to lead only America not lead the world in confronting 21st century problems arising from anthropogenic climate change.
American will lose under the guise of TrumpLand. No "homeland" can stand against the world. Trump is causing geo-political to form that will leave our nation far behind both politically and economically. As the peoples of the world view TrumpLand negatively then those college students, professors, scientists, and engineers will not come to TrumpLand but go else where to learn and exchange ideas and form personal relationships.
No amount of money used for technological innovations in the service of paranoia can make TrumpLand "safe". The only "loser" is our nation's heritage and leadership to ourselves and in the eyes of the world in the new century. The after effect will be that TrumpLand will become a second rate power in the new alliances forming as other nations leaders use a calculus without our nation as being a amicable power in all perspectives.
In the long term what will happen to America after TrumpLand? Will this transformative change lead to a real paradigm shift that will benefit our people or will we descend further into a madness that we cannot escape from?
Pew Survey: U.S. Favorability Declines Because Of Trump Leadership – Talking Points Memo
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