In God We Trust- The White House as Trump’s Purgatory
Trump is not an angel, and the world knows it. America is well aware of the fact, too, but it has still lit a green light for him to enter the White House – the most powerful institution the world has ever known.
As unexpected as his election was to the most important job on the planet, Americans are little by little getting used to a new reality in the country, and the new reality is that an outrageously novel style in politics, both local and global, is going to be recognized and executed.
Trump is thought to be a sinful man – aren’t we all? And his sins are registered accurately, especially in liberal log-books, and the books are getting thicker by the day. The fittest of the quotes in this context would probably be the memorable words by Mahatma Gandhi – ‘hate the sin but love the sinner’. What else is left for us to do, especially for those who hate the guy for his outstanding victory right out of the blue? By the way, Donald Trump happens to be not only a basket of sins, but also a bag of money. Mammon has always been his ultimate goal and ideal, which does not mean that he is totally devoid of a sense of romanticism. Vice versa! Family, women, kids, friends, charities ... this is all his natural lot.
What a great chance for this inaugural hero to have all his actual, presumed and imaginary sins redressed elegantly in his presidential status, and do this not only by regular confessions but thanks to the deeds that are in store for him to commit, thus cleansing himself of all the wrongs that are perhaps embossed on his personal social slate. The White House could very well become Trump’s purgatory, if he needs one, and if he is ready to present himself to his great country as a good and wise man – a real new father of the troubled nation, expected to become ‘great again’ in his politically inexperienced but powerful hands – the idea which his election campaign would dexterously elevate into the rank of a magic conservative battle cry.
Donald Trump has a historical chance to be a man of his word and give back to his fellow country men and women the motherland they once had – blissful, prosperous, secure and based on ideals, resonating with the times of the famous Mayflower. Oh, please do not be afraid of these words and do not take it as an insult to the current American melting pot which is more melting and diverse now than ever before. The Mayflower Ideals are, in the first place, still budding and impeccable democratic values that need to be restored to America by virtue of the famous Manifest Destiny that the history books have preserved for us to read and learn from. Don’t the Americans have the right to love and respect their history, certain passages of which are becoming a little bleak for a modern eye?!
Friday, January 20 is the new American president’s inauguration day, and America is, at time of going to press, getting ready for the big event – albeit half the country reluctantly. The inaugural preparation in the States is a matter of a very regular routine: all is known well and thoroughly rehearsed a myriad of times. The situation at this inauguration is a pure reflection of a take-it-or-leave-it standard.
One feature of the American Character I adore is that this nation would make better of anything they do, no matter how disastrous that ‘anything’ might be. The American democratic system of governance has always proven to be stable, yet flexible enough to adapt to new and unforeseen challenges, and when problems demanding innovative solutions arise, the system of government permits reasonable handling of those problems; emphasizing one of the textbooks of history. If the past is any indication, the United States has gone through political labyrinths even more complicated than the result of the recent elections and the current inaugural efforts. Nothing extraordinary will happen. America will remain strong and free through its people's knowledge of, and respect for, history and traditions, because in God they trust, not just in another presidential election.
The White House can be a purgatory for Donald Trump only if he rules it without bungling up the American presidency, even for an instant, to the delight of his happy electorate and to the chagrin of his frustrated denouncers – a huge test for the new ‘sinful’ president of the shining white purgatory.
Nugzar B. Ruhadze