Several commentators rightly note that Donald Trump’s victory is partly attributable to Wokism. That’s right and I wrote it too. However, this condemnation of wokism does not mean automatically a celebration of Trump’s ideas. On the contrary, his ideas remain dangerous.
Many wonder about the amount of bragging and the amount of real desire for change in Trump. Will he really try to fulfill all his electoral promises?
The answer is that he probably will.
In his victory speech, his reference to God having a plan for him is undoubtedly much more than a little phrase intended to satisfy his evangelical electorate.
The assassination attempt traumatized him, and rightly so. But in a deep narcissist, this type of attack can also trigger various unhealthy psychological reactions which result in a reinforcement of his pathology. I’m neither a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, but the mechanism seems quite obvious.
It is therefore a Trump more disturbed than before who will lead the United States. A more narcissistic Trump who also shows signs of senile dementia.
Therefore, it would not be surprising if Trump believed more than ever in himself and his ideas, with a stubbornness that went beyond any critical sense.
MAGA
However, at the heart of Trumpist ideology is the desire to restore the lost power of the United States.
The idea is noble, but it demonstrates a crass misunderstanding of today’s world. In purchasing power parity, the United States now represents only about 15% of the world economy. China has surpassed them since 2015, and it accounts for around 20% of this economy.
However, until then, the United States had been the largest economy in the world since 1880.
The causes of this reversal are profound and numerous. There is not enough space to analyze them here. Let’s say that the United States now finds itself in the situation that was once that of France and the United Kingdom.
Objectively, Trump will not be able to rebuild American economic and political power. The more he persists in doing so, the more he risks weakening the United States and its allies.
The United States’ only way out lies in strong multilateralism with its close allies. Unfortunately, Trump condemns multilateralism.
Libertarians
Trump also believes in the virtues of the market with the faith of the coal miner. For him, the weakness of the United States comes from the excessive role of the State in the market. In this sense, Trump is libertarian.
For him, a virtual dismantling of the State will automatically allow the strengthening of the market and therefore of businesses.
This vision of the economy is childish. In reality, deregulation always causes worse harm than regulation.
Those who advocate the withdrawal of the State need only visit Haiti.
There is a lot to say about Trump and his policies. What is certain is that they are as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than those of the wokes.
