US rhetoric of self-destruction?

A general problem in these American elections is that the climate of rhetorical violence and the spread of conspiracy theories is a double-edged sword.

Whoever uses it will also suffer from it, and unfortunately, the attempt on former president Donald Trump and the very bizarre interpretations given in the heat of the moment – and that will no doubt continue to circulate – is the product of this atmosphere.

It is a Pandora’s box that has been opened which should instead be closed because, right or wrong, the decisive issues of the elections are four:

1. Public order. People, the middle class, feel that crime is increasing.
2. Immigration.
3. Inflation.
4. Some people believe there is a problem with the American decision-making process, which is too slow and too cumbersome.

On all of these four themes, Trump is strong. If not for the January 6, 2021 episode – whether you call it an insurrection, a rabid protest, or an attempted coup – if there were no attempt to deny the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s election, today, probably, Trump would have the wind in his sails for his re-election.

Trump’s arguments on all these four issues seem stronger than Biden’s. Biden and the Democrats dispute these issues, but they are always controversial. For example:

• There’s inflation but there’s economic growth.
• There’s immigration but there are also labor shortages because the economy is growing.
• Crime can be a matter of perception because statistics can show one thing and the opposite.
• The system’s efficiency is laborious but avoids mistakes that could complicate things.

However, the key argument against Trump is his violent rhetoric, his plan to reform the American “deep state,” and to change America through populist rhetoric.

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