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Democracy Chronicles

Failure to lead

by Jack Jones - July 9, 2020

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Failure to lead
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The United States of America (US) has played the role of the world’s peace officer and its leadership is still vital to world peace. Its foreign policy has been driven by mercy, compassion, and attentiveness to the needs of people trapped in oppression as well as building strong alliances across the globe to push the freedom and democracy agenda. However, these virtues and ideals have been ignored by the current President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump. Under him, the United States of America has experienced a historic leadership vacuum.

Impotent Potus, defiant autocrats

President Trump has emerged as a Russian and Chinese pawn. Russia recently exercised military power not far from the coastline of the United States of America in brazen intimidation and has repeated this feat at least four times in the last couple of weeks. Apart from trying to chase the United States of America out of the South China Sea, a major international trade route, China has been sending aircraft carriers to the coast of Taiwan, and without mincing words is letting the Taiwanese know that they will be re-subjugated to the tyranny of Beijing. It has also engaged in border skirmishes with India.

Maduro’s case: no return to regime change tactics

The era of state-sponsored regime change is in the past. American leadership should not return to this practice and should not encourage Corporate America to do so. Corporate America, another brash feature of what is wrong with the United States of America, attempted an unsuccessful coup in Venezuela. Big Business tried plotting regime change in the South American nation on the cheap. It hired just two mercenaries to kidnap President Maduro. Instead, the coup failed miserably and both soldiers of fortune were arrested at their hotel before their poorly plotted coup could take place.

Known for the wrong reasons

Regime change in Venezuela is not recommended. There are other ways of tackling the despots in our backyard. Nature hates a vacuum. If we pull out from the world stage rogue states like China and Russia will extend their despotic influence. However, the United States of America is increasingly in disrepute for its obsessive “law and order” policies and its ever-growing military presence. This must change if the United States of America will play its leading role in world peace.  It must maintain military presence elsewhere but for the right reasons.

Russia and China aware America is currently without leadership

Trump has been more focused on his re-election than being the President of the United States of America. He has gone as far as asking the President of Communist China, Xi Jinping, for help to win the November 2020 elections. Xi knows Trump is not a threat and Russia’s autocrat, Vladimir Putin, knows this too. Trump is just a businessman looking for hustle or the next buck for his wallet. He is too busy tweeting to accurately read reports or be a statesman.

A national embarrassment

The President of the United State of America has become a national embarrassment, picking fights with normal people and practically promoting racism and the Grand Old Party has unfortunately encouraged this. The Executive Arm of Government of the United States of America must field policies that address the country’s most pressing national issues and strengthen alliances. This has largely not been the case under an ill-advised Trump. What has happened is the Presidential office manic-maneuvering to pay homage to corporate donors. The United States of America last experienced a similar situation during the robber baron surge of the late 1800s.

Reckless leadership

Trump has instead shown more interest in getting campaign contributions through the unethical and unpublished bailout money that he and former bankster, Steven Mnuchin, have been throwing at Big Business. Trickle-down has only caused hardship and chaos for most Americans since Reagan promoted the worst economic policies the American people or the world for that matter have ever known! Interestingly, the poor citizens of this country are being corralled into more trump rallies. Right in the middle of a world pandemic and the man could care less. There could be nothing more reckless than a leader who puts his purported supporters in harm’s way.

When loyalty is a twisted false bravado spectacle

Loyalty is a twisted false bravado spectacle when the coronavirus is just getting into high gear. Sure it’s great to drum up crazed support around the country but it’s alarming that the man Trump is doing it and all the while thinking it’s OK. Collective attention on the needs of the nation is crucial. The problems the United States of America faces include attacks on civil liberties, racial divisions, economic mayhem, a poor health system and its declining global hard power and leadership.

Filling the leadership vacuum

There are many things that Trump could do to promote and exercise leadership but he can’t and won’t do it, because he knows his Presidency is a charade. This begs the question of whether the leadership vacuum in the United States of America can be filled again. Do Americans have to live in dread with the ghastly looming specter of trump’s next catastrophe or potential nuclear strike because of Trump’s rabid hatred of Iran or his lazy policies for world peace? The United States of America must return to rebuilding stronger relations with its allies strained by the current lack of presidential commitment.

Where to now for American democracy

The strength of American democracy lies in its ability to recycle its leadership. This can, however, not translate into putting up with a bad leader while hoping not to be killed by him. However, the November 2020 elections are around the corner. Americans will have to make the right choice. The American flag has flown low in the last four years. Whether it remains there or returns to flying high and shining bright will depend on how Americans will vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

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Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, American State Elections, Asia, China, Dictatorships, Russia, Taiwan

About Jack Jones

Jack Jones writes for Democracy Chronicles from Chicago’s south suburbs where he grew up. He is a union electrician Local 134, certified minister from Berean University, AYSO board member and coach, basketball coach, Cub Scout leader, husband, father and social participant. Jack considers himself a gourmet junk food chef, political writer, musician and likes to contribute to the world around him. A former deacon and chaplain at Cook County Jail in Chicago, he feels that our out-of-control corporate, religious and political environment is to blame for many of the problems in the world today. Jack believes we need to get money out of politics and that the church should take care of people instead of trying to get hypocrites elected to public office.

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  1. Carolyn Jones says

    July 9, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    Excellent commentary. I wholly agree with opinions expressed.

    Reply
    • Jack Jones says

      July 9, 2020 at 8:34 pm

      Thanx miss Jones your sentiments are appreciated. And so is your readership!

      Reply
  2. David Anderson says

    July 15, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    Very good summary of all points of catastrophe currently bedeviling us.
    Imagine Covid19 is an exam and all the countries have to take it.
    Look at the once who “passed”.
    And the ones who failed. – let that be our lesson in November b/c I don’t know about you but I’m sure sick of all this “winning”.

    D.A.
    NYC

    Reply
    • Jack Jones says

      July 15, 2020 at 6:16 pm

      Hey I’m living the dream as well. And no need to convince me , I believe you already! We’ve had a couple of deaths at work and many more are in the hospital or sick. Thank you for your honest voice and answers to many of our social ills but the best one that you have suggested so far is to vote in November . You got it doctor , race ya to the polls! Jack Jones

      Reply
  3. David Anderson says

    August 15, 2020 at 10:32 am

    No, Jack –
    “Corporate America, another brash feature of what is wrong with the United States of America, attempted an unsuccessful coup in Venezuela. Big Business tried plotting”

    There’s just no evidence for that. Three idiots don’t make a US coup attempt. This isn’t Guatemala in the 1950s. Good work otherwise though.
    best,
    D.

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    • Jack Jones says

      August 16, 2020 at 6:17 pm

      Thank you David for reading . I found the info for the attempted coup in Venezuela on a independent news site , I’ll try to dig it up. Anyway you are a fantastic writer and I feel honored that you took the time to even read it . I feel like you are doing me a great service of mentoring me in the art. Good on you my man! Jack

      Reply
      • Jack Jones says

        August 18, 2020 at 8:56 am

        Vox.com on 5/112020 had a good article and prime patriot on 5/5200 had one too . Either way way David I like your style the truth and nothing but the truth ! That’s how we should do news! But I also believe theres truth to what I mentioned as well . Thank you David. Jack

        Reply
        • Jack Jones says

          August 18, 2020 at 9:28 am

          Sorry for speaking again at length on this subject. My wife had a cousin in fish creek door county and was friends with a Kraft food heiress who ran labido magazine and he mentioned another Kraft that wanted to buy his farmhouse he said no but he also said that this man gave money to revolutionary causes! I don’t know if there is a connection here but it is strange that this memory just popped into my mind from twenty five years ago! The truth is stranger than fiction!

          Reply
          • Jack Jones says

            August 18, 2020 at 9:33 am

            Sorry. for misspelling libido amongst other things.

  4. Jim Brennan says

    September 4, 2020 at 5:43 am

    I’m intrigued Jack, are you the guy who has managed to gain access to Mark Chapman? If so, how did this happen?
    Ive seen a documentary where you state you got a letter asking you to visit him, but you have also stated that you were invited in to talk to Mark through Harold Steel and the CEPHAS group.
    Im also interested in your new upcoming documentary for Sky. Will you now be receiving a financial reward for your Chapman ‘confidant’ relationship?
    Just curious.
    Jim

    Reply
    • Jack Jones says

      September 4, 2020 at 1:31 pm

      Sorry, I’m not that guy. I am a beetles fan as well as a John Lennon fan! As a matter of fact, I watched “Mind gamer” and “ # 9 Dream “ on YouTube last night. It sounds interestingly enough what you are talking about but it wasn’t me that you are talking about.

      Reply
  5. Jim Brennan says

    September 4, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    Thanks for clarifying Jack.

    You might want to contact Wikipedia, as right now, you are down on Mark Chapman’s page as the man who wrote the Chapman book ‘Let Me Take You Down’.

    Reply
    • Jack Jones says

      September 4, 2020 at 3:14 pm

      Jeez thanks, just when you think that life is strange enough!

      Reply
    • Jack Jones says

      September 4, 2020 at 3:24 pm

      Sorry again, I forgot there’s another writer named Jack Jones. He’s a real author and Has plenty of outstanding material I could only wish that I had Some of his abilities and Jack Jones is a fairly common Welsh name. Thanks for asking and for reading and commenting!

      Reply
  6. Jim Brennan says

    September 6, 2020 at 4:58 am

    No problem Jack. Thanks again for the info. I’m curious though, where did you find the info about the other writer called Jack Jones?

    As far as i can ascertain, he has only written one book on Mark Chapman and doesn’t appear to have any other published works or a digital footprint.

    I would be very grateful to be pointed in the direction of this other outstanding material.

    Many thanks.

    Reply
    • Jack Jones says

      September 6, 2020 at 2:36 pm

      If you lookup Jack Jones author.It will be the third heading from the top. Thanks for reading , Jack

      Reply

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