How to define America? A senator said recently that America is an Idea. Is it? I fear that the best idea to describe the state of the world regarding America right now is disgust. How can the same country that elected and reelected Barack Obama choose Trump right afterwords?
In Brazil in late 90's the most common idea about America was Imperialist. By then the G7 was the all-powerful rich countries club and America's dominance was undisputed.
But when Obama took office there was a widespread feeling of hope, as if the powerful juggernaut suddenly realized that its charm could be its best weapon. And 8 years of amazement followed, of course there were also setbacks, but compared with the bush years it was an oasis of hope.
George Soros said once that one of the world's problems is that it doesn't have a seat at America's parliament.
But nevertheless the world was looking up to America again, hope was building and the sense that we could do a litle better as a species was in the air.
But with Trump, it was downhill constantly.
Im not even going to list all the shit that he has put through his mouth, just gonna say that after becoming adult and reading a lot about America I believe that the Idea that defines it to me is Justice, its justice is tough, but is always there, whether in markets (if u work hard enough u can make it there) or in the pursuit of peace (using force when human rights are smashed around the world).
So, no matter how disgusted with the current American leadership I am, I still believe in its sense of justice, with a bit less glow and awe, of course.
