"Ladies and gentlemen, America is back. Will we make some mistakes going forward? Probably - but if we keep listening to the better angels of our nature, we can overcome those mistakes. This is our chance, maybe our last chance, to get it right."
It sure has been a bumpy ride. Actually, ever since 9/11. G.W. Bush had barely been sworn in, when he was asked to be a war time president. Poof - there went all his agenda ideas. Bush was going to be a uniter - heal the opening chasm that happened during the playboy days of Bill Clinton. And then the world changed with 9/11.
GW's dad had the idea of America becoming a "thousand points of light", but again, disruptions in our peaceful nature were introduced by Saddam Hussien. All of a sudden, George Bush Sr. needed to become a war president. So much for the "thousand points of light". But - it allowed America to be the world's policeman once again. The first Gulf War showed the world how America could roar should she need to.
We all know what has happened since all of that. We next had Obama, who tried to dice and splice us into a thousand different tribes. Then we had the totally unexpected Trump victory over Hillary, which led to a massive s**t fit by the losing side. Then four years later, we had the "mysterious election", which gave us old man Biden. What was Biden good at? The same thing that Obama was good at. America, bad - everyone else good. And war? We are still at the precipice of World War III. Right before the November election last week, many of us felt as if we were at the bottom of the barrel.
Now, for the first time in decades, America has the chance to really show the world (as Lincoln said), "the better angels of our nature". Donald Trump, barely surviving an assassination attempt, has won the November election in a landslide victory. Many think Trump is a changed man since that bullet almost ended his life. That being said, Trump wants a strong America, but not a bully for a country. He abhors war but loves justice. His world view is for all people, worldwide, to do better. But with that, he still wants to put America first.
Retribution, recrimination, revenge, retaliation - these are all words from the past. Our better angels tell us there is a better way. Putting Elon Musk in the mix was stroke of genius on the part of Donald Trump. We are entering a time of great change and massive technology breakthroughs. Who would be better to guide our president, to guide our country, than the greatest innovator alive. Technolgy for the greater good, and not to be used for evil or truculent purposes, could lift us all to new heights. As Reagan said, "A rising tide lifts all boats" - and a rising tide (through technology) is coming.
Ladies and gentlemen, America is back. Will we make some mistakes going forward? Probably - but if we keep listening to the better angels of our nature, we can overcome those mistakes. This is our chance, maybe our last chance, to get it right. I don't know about anyone else, but this time, I think we will get it right. With the help of our better angels of our nature, we will get it right.
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