Entering 2024, the United States** has entered the countdown stage. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have yet to officially decide on their first candidates for next year, but in reality, there is already some certainty. On the Democratic side, the incumbent Biden has already announced that he will run for re-election and is likely to be the Democratic Party's preferred candidate unless he has health problems. And within the Republican Party, Trump's approval rating far exceeds that of other candidates, and he is likely to become the Republican Party's nominee as long as he does not have legal problems. Both Trump and Biden know in their hearts that they have long regarded each other as their competitors, and both sides have targeted actions in the canvassing stage.
Trump mimicked Putin's quotes on the campaign trail, saying that "America cannot pretend to be a teacher of democracy" and calling Biden a threat to American democracy. And Biden also said at a previous rally that if it weren't for Trump, he might not have run for re-election, because the Democrats couldn't let him win. Biden believes that Trump is the only candidate in the history of the United States who does not recognize the election results, and this behavior tramples on the democratic system of the United States. It can be seen from this that the two major heavyweight candidates of the United States next year are attacking each other with the word "democracy".
Trump's attack on Biden makes us wonder if Trump's so-called "fake democracy" exists in the United StatesHere we can go through a few examples. First of all, in the two wars against Iraq in the history of the United States, Biden said that he was running for re-election to prevent Trump from winning, is this really out of democratic considerations?In the previous war against Iraq, the United States claimed that it was to "protect Kuwait," and the second time it was to oppose the "first" Saddam. However, as we all know, the United States is actually trying to acquire the oil resources of the Middle East and realize its own interests by dominating the oil market. This makes the U.S. dollar closely linked to the global trading of commodities such as oil, making it easy to make a profit by simply printing more dollars. However, after the "democratic transformation" of the United States, Iraq has fallen into a chaotic situation of frequent terrorist attacks and the inability to guarantee people's livelihood.
The second example is some problems in the United States. Soon after Biden took office, he repeatedly lowered the flag at half-mast to mourn on the grounds of the ** incident. However, ** events beyond the control of the United States still occur from time to time. Even though Biden had promised to completely eliminate racial discrimination within a year, nothing changed when blacks were struggling. This raises questions about the veracity and reliability of Biden and U.S. foreign policy.
The third example is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel's indiscriminate attacks on the Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of nearly 20,000 women and children. However, the United States still supports Israel's military action, repeatedly voting against it in the UN Security Council, rejecting the draft ceasefire. This practice has aroused widespread concern and doubts in the international community.
Is Trump's attack on American democracy true?Perhaps not exactly. The coronavirus pandemic, which has killed nearly a million people during the Trump administration, is undoubtedly a concrete manifestation of American democracy. Trump's current use of "democracy" to attack Biden is nothing more than a tactic to suppress his opponents and canvass for votes for himself.
By taking Trump's parody of Putin's rhetoric and American democracy, we can conclude that the attacks of Trump and Biden are only part of a campaign strategy, and that both are trying to use criticism of each other to win voter support. At the same time, we have also seen some problems and distortions in the American democratic system, especially in policy decisions at home and abroad. However, we cannot deny the core idea of American democracy – the pursuit of the values of fairness, liberty, and equality. Democracy is a way to reach consensus in a pluralistic society, and although it has its limitations and problems, we should strive to improve and build a more just, inclusive and democratic society. As the world's largest democracy, the United States plays an important role in democracy, and its domestic and foreign policies and the actions of its leaders have important global implications. Therefore, it is our responsibility to examine and reflect on the development of the democratic system in the United States, and to provide reference and inspiration for our own nation-building.