close the gaps

Biden may have won the presidency, but his supporters in the DNC could not bridge the gaps in the deep divisions that exist in our nation. As for the Trump presidency, only a deep-seated need to feed his ego through distortion and misdirection that has permeated much of the nations’ consciousness has ignited tempests of riot across America. The collateral damage of not only the last 4 years of the Trump Administration, but also the previous ones and the policies that have come out of Washington over the last 50 years have systematically eroded our society.

Once innocence is taken, it can never be restored. It is in that light that the America we have today is so far from the country of the greatest generation, where our country’s pride showed, and our country’s respect was almost impossible to win back. We now have a newly elected president and vice president whose ties are so well connected to the status quo of big money interests that they add to the dilemma facing our nation today.

The voter turnout this past election was just a vote against one man’s assessment of how he wants things to be and not for the mandates that would lift this nation out of the deep recesses of past failures. Whether we choose to accept it or not, the global crisis of this pandemic has brought the economies of the world to a virtual standstill. Europe is facing an unprecedented economic and health crisis today that is having profound effects right here in the US.

If President-elect Biden wants to avoid another Great Depression, and I mean economic Armageddon, there are no options but fundamental reforms that must be implemented now. Congress has to agree to an immediate stimulus package with $1,200 monthly stimulus checks for the next six months. The world does not have to stop spinning to exterminate this pandemic. But, what we must do is abide by certain safety measures to contain the spread of any infectious disease. We have to realize that to avoid imminent medical and economic catastrophe there has to be cohesion within our society. And, from the point of view of things after the last elections, this nation is far from cohesive.

Now, Biden must convince the major power players in the media to take on the arduous task of educating and informing the general public about the necessary procedures the public must follow and the policies our government will invoke to ensure May our society not dissolve into anarchy. Remembering FDR’s small talk: Well, Biden would be wise to use the medium of television and the Internet to replicate what FDR did by regularly addressing the nation to congratulate our recovery from this pandemic and to bridge the gaps in our nation. As it stands today, we have forgotten Lincoln’s famous quote: “A nation divided against itself cannot stand.” And that is the reality we face today as a divided nation.

If Trump wants to avoid condemnation of history, he must first accept with grace, dignity and congratulations the results of this past election. In true sincerity, he must work with the president-elect to bridge the great divides in our nation today. If he can do that, then maybe this nation can heal the wounds that are keeping our society from fulfilling the great promise of an America that works for all people. Our future is at stake.