Послесловие

Левые (прогрессивные) взгляды в политике подразумевают борьбу за изменение существующего порядка. Это предоставляет возможность людям правых (консервативных) взглядов упирать на патриотизм и сохранение существующих правил. Нынешняя ситуация создает запрос на здоровый центризм: отстаивание существующих демократических институтов от их искажения трампизмом.

После смерти Маккейна я ждал, кто из политических лидеров сможет эти идеи выразить. Пока что ближе всего предсказуемо подошла Хиллари Клинтон, написав послесловие к своей книжке:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/american-democracy-is-in-crisis/570394/



Вслед Маккейну и Обаме Клинтон явным образом отсылает к Декларации независимости: "The message [Trump] sends by his lack of concern and respect for some Americans is unmistakable. He is saying that some of us don’t belong, that all people are not created equal, and that some are not endowed by their Creator with the same inalienable rights as others."

Клинтон называет пять проблем трампизма:

First, there is Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law.
Second, the legitimacy of our elections is in doubt.
Third, the president is waging war on truth and reason.
Fourth, there’s Trump’s breathtaking corruption.
Fifth, Trump undermines the national unity that makes democracy possible.

И призывает к "братству" американцев в борьбе за демократию:

There are concrete steps that would help, like greatly expanding national-service programs and bringing back civics education in our schools. We also need systemic economic reforms that reduce inequality and the unchecked power of corporations and give a strong voice to working families. And ultimately, healing our country will come down to each of us, as citizens and individuals, doing the work—trying to reach across divides of race, class, and politics and see through the eyes of people very different from ourselves. When we think about politics and judge our leaders, we can’t just ask, “Am I better off than I was four years ago?” We have to ask, “Are we better off? Are we as a country better, stronger, and fairer?” Democracy works only when we accept that we’re all in this together.

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