Donald Trump’s inauguration speech truly erases decades of progressive, post-modern thinking on race, diversity, climate, gender, and globalisation. By invoking manifest destiny, he has minted, once again, a muscular, unapologetic, take-no-prisoners America. The three-decade-old quest for a kinder, gentler nation has been abandoned. Pragmatic transactionalism is the new political posture.
Trump’s inauguration speech shows 3-decade-old quest for a kinder, gentler US has been abandoned
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By nie it’s quite obvious that The Print is extremely hurt and upset over Trump becoming the US President for a second term.