A Big Step For America In A Long Marathon Ahead
Joe Biden has a lot of work to do
First of all, Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. And Congratulations to America. You have peacefully stopped the further rise of fascism and racism in the voting booths. That’s not an easy thing to do.
But there is a long and difficult process ahead.
Despite his apparent inability to lead the country and spreading misinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies, Donald Trump still got almost 50% of the votes. America is divided further than it has been in a long time. And with a global pandemic and the worst economic recession since the great depression, tensions are high and it will be a very challenging process to recover.
Not to mention climate change, which is the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. It can only be tackled with a level of international cooperation never seen before.
With Joe Biden, truth, decency, and respect for the office of the president return to the White House. Yesterday, we saw a speech by the president-elect and TV stations didn’t need to worry about muting and interrupting their program.
Also, seeing Van Jones tear up when he spoke about what the election results mean to him and many others, brought some tears into my eyes as well. It…
