Yes. America must support democracy around the world. First we must kick out the fascists occupying our government. Let’s keep protesting in the streets and singing the no kings anthem together: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/no-kings-anthem
The fact this policy document was released literally in the dark of night bespeaks how ominous it really is. It is sinister and dangerous. But it also exposes the intentions of those closest to Trump. This is THEIR vision of a new world....or should I say New World Order: an almost Star War-ish dark vision that harkens back to the rise of the Nazi's in Germany. It even has a corporate element to it, just as the Nazi's drew the support of German industrialists.
This is why we must fight to defeat this darkness from creeping in.
"{The] mass MAGA movement with its racism and its small-property-based outlook is inherently anti-working class, even if it has attracted significant numbers of working-class voters, it also finds itself in conflict with the ultra-wealthy interests that have funded and mobilized it, making it a dangerous movement from the standpoint of monopoly capitalism itself. Once political power is achieved in regimes in the fascist genus, divisions quickly emerge between the top echelons of monopoly capital and its army of lower-middle class adherents. Having obtained control of the state and of the military and police powers, the ultra-wealthy ruling class has every reason to discard the more militant nationalist—often partially anticapitalist—elements of its “radical right” base. The classic historical instance of this was the Night of the Long Knives in Hitler’s Germany, from June 30 to July 2, 1934, in which the Nazi party’s paramilitary brownshirt wing, the Sturmabteilung, or “Assault Division,” known as its stormtroopers, were subjected to a bloody purge."
"Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives. Do not confuse objectives with methods. When the nation becomes substantially united in favor of planning the broad objectives of civilization, then true leadership must unite thought behind definite methods.
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. The millions who are in want will not stand by silently forever while the things to satisfy their needs are within easy reach.
We need enthusiasm, imagination and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely. We need to correct, by drastic means if necessary, the faults in our economic system from which we now suffer. We need the courage of the young. Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you. May every one of us be granted the courage, the faith and the vision to give the best that is in us to that remaking!"
Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Speeches: Oglethorpe University Address The New Deal May 22, 1932 https://tinyurl.com/3zsnmcwe
Thank you Mr. Beschloss for this post. Yes, it will absolutely take generations to repair what has already been damaged. When an administration, as just one example, stops a program like USAID which will cost millions of lives it sends the message that we just don't care anymore about our reputation and moral standing in the world. It sickens me and we must stop this.
We must support democracy around the world. I believe Trump is an anomaly in his zeal for total destruction of the ideals our country stands for. There are rumblings in the Republican Party even now, against his reign of error and terror. I pray that it will be more like years, not generations, to restore some kind of sanity to our nation. The world recognizes the madness Trump has wrought and will be anxious to embrace a sane leader again.
A document like what has just been published makes me exceedingly sad - and a bit angry - because it’s not what we stand for as Americans. Maybe the Trump Oligarchy likes this, but I don’t.
Clearly, the current National Security Strategy of the United States of America was written in Russia.
The document is a disgrace. It is a blueprint for the abandonment of decency and democracy in favor of greed, corruption and the exercise of power.
But where is our outrage? Why isn't this document serving to galvanize a united opposition - of former and current administrators, diplomats, politicians, scholars, writers philosophers and military personnel - to stand together as one in working to bring this sordid regime to an abrupt end?
It seems to me that even with a Democrat in the White House in January 2029, it will take decades to regain the trust of allies. After all, they are well aware that, given the Electoral College, 20,000 voters in, say, Wisconsin, can cause our foreign policy to turn on a dime. Why try to build an alliance.
In addition, this document is a profound statement of weakness and insecurity rather than strength and confidence.
To answer your prompt, yes, America needs to promote democratic values around the world, and to try to do a better job of modeling those values at home.
I am more than concerned with this paradigm shift in foreign policy. The business and profit undertones are apparent but swing voters failed to research the man and MAGA and voted with their emotions. And here we are. I will not live long enough to see this restored to “the old days”
I am especially concerned with the impact that this will have on Canada as they excel their efforts to wean any dependence upon the US. Unfortunately, cross border industry is hostage to the uncertainties of the Trump administration. The Canadians, not so. PM Carney is demonstrating his acumen and repositioning Canada to thrive.
Trump’s neofascist regime is a desperate act of a declining empire. It has supplanted neoliberalism only in the sense that the right wing of the ruling class itself is now in direct and open command of the state, seeking to restructure it as a vehicle of resurgent hegemony. The conflict between neofascism as a more regressive global capitalist project designed to preserve and enhance the power of the ruling capitalists with their global interests, on the one hand, and the national-populist movement of the MAGA radical right focused primarily on the conquest of the administrative state, on the other, means that the mega-capitalist interests will continually betray the MAGA “populist” base, viewed as mere cannon fodder in the Cold Civil War. [pp. 18-19]
Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) coined, I think, by Kellyanne Conway during Trump 1 is a real 1984ish tactic used by fascists to demoralize and exhaust their opponents. "Flood the zone" with extreme comments, policies and actions, the consequences for which have a long path to future accountability.
As an ALPHA leader you excite your supporters and depress your opponents by making them "see" the darkness of your world view.
We must not become discouraged or depressed by TDS.
We must not give up hope for bringing back Freedom, Equality and Humanity, the ideals on which America was conceived and founded.
Reread the Declaration of Independence, a doctrine still worth fighting for.
with all these codes it is so annoying to try to comment, but I have persevered.
This NSS document is a travesty and a repudiation of all of our deeply held beliefs. If allowed to stand, we will be finished as a world power and influencer for democracy forever. It saddened AND angers me.
THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO STAND!!! Trump and his merry of traitors and idiots need to be gone.
As you know Steven, I lived in the Soveit Union under communism, then the breakdown of that system, and then a dictatorship. As far back as Ivan the Terrible, Russians had ruthless dictators censoring news, threatening the elected officials, and killing their own people. Ivan publically beheaded those who crossed him, and Stalin was estimated to have starved to death about 20 million humans. In the first six months of Putin's reign, he murdered at least 26 independent reporters. One woman was shot outside my Moscow apartment building, her blood staining the dirty Russian winter snow-covered sidewalk. My elderly neighbor knocked on my door and in a harsh voice, she pointed a finger at me and said "you are not to go outside or do anything. Putin is like Stalin and we are repeating the purges."
Today in the United States, whether people admit it or not - Trump sold his soul and our country for self-focused and narcissistic lust – money or sex. He was apprehended because of a Russian KGB operation orchestrated by an individual possessing superior skills in deception - Mr. Putin. The present Trump dictatorial government in the United States exists because of several straightforward and verifiable reasons.
1. For Russians, the Cold War persists. I know this because I was in Moscow when the “war” supposedly ended – nothing changed and in fact the “end of the Cold War” misconception was used ambiguitously by Russians to obscure the facts. It has been an exhaustively used ploy by the Russians to deceive Americans, Europeans, and other nationalities who thought Russia had transformed.
For example, in the 1990s, The World Bank and USAID invested billions of dollars into Russian democratization. USAID was responsible for creating the new, more democratic Russian Constitution. The closure of the KGB was only a smokescreen for western consumption. Putin established the new FSB in the early 1990s, mirroring the KGB but with expanded powers, including control over Russian financial institutions. Millions of dollars from USAID and The World Bank were siphoned into banks linked to Putin.
Putin is a life-long KGB turned FSB omnivorous mindset. The U.S. is his enemy, and his life is devoted to the destruction of our democracy and laws. He cites the Soviet Union’s collapse as a reason for disliking the United States, among several others.
2, Trump was likely caught in a typical and ordinary KGB trap as far back as the 1980’s – promises of money, business in Russia, and wild KGB orchestrated and photographed sex. Eventually, evidence may emerge indicating that he engaged in acts of betrayal, criminal activity, deception, and treason. While Trump goes along believing everyone has “bought” his cons, most of the world – outside of gullible Americans – KNOW that Trump is a Putin stooge. This has been recognized in Russia and much of Europe for decades.
3. Many Republicans remained loyal to Trump, prioritizing party allegiance over concerns about his alleged crimes, false statements, and his sworn banner that “he has nothing to do with Russia” – a massive subterfuge. The Robert Mueller Report, the January 6th Committee Report, the Jack Smith Report ALL tie Mr. Trump to Russia.
4. Trump is following Putin’s directions and is weakening and destroying the United States from the top down. From the closure of USAID resulting in 14 million people estimated to die from starvation and diseases that had been eradicated for decades, to the bombing of boats and the random and unsubstantiated murders of Venezuelans and Colombians, to the Taliban –Trump signed agreement in Afghanistan, to the unlawful armed troops in American democratically-led cities – the Kremlin controls the White House. Trump’s decisions and actions have debilitated and eroded the United States government.
It’s unclear why Republicans continue to support Trump’s “making America great again” slogan, considering the negative impact many attribute to Trump’s actions. USAID once represented hope in 122 countries. Due solely to Trump, Americans today face distrust and negative perceptions in many countries, but especially throughout Africa where several borders are now closed to American visitors. And most Americans do not view themselves as associated with terrorism, yet this perception is becoming more widespread.
(5) Russian organized crime (ROC) groups have established a presence with representatives in each state across the United States. While Trump is damaging the US government, the ROC jobs include arson, cyber-attacks, sports gambling, drug distribution, murder, threatening phone calls, etc. Each year, sports gambling brings in over $2 billion and drug distribution exceeds $1 billion.
The U.S. 2020 Census stated there are over three million Russians in the US – the majority are not seeking asylum. From the ‘bottom up’, they work for the Russian government to wreak havoc within our society. The levels of hatred, violence, and crime in the U.S. increased significantly after Trump. The FBI reported that violent crime and hate crimes increased by 30% in Trump’s first term. The largest reported increase in our country’s history.
During the 2024 presidential election cycle in the state of Georgia, more than 60 bomb threats were received at voting locations. Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia Secretary of State, tracked these calls to Russians. Georgia was the only state criminal case still pending against Mr. Trump. There was a taped recorded phone call between Mr. Raffensperger and Mr. Trump, who asked Raffensperfer to find votes so Truno could win the Georgia presidential election. The state of Georgia has since dropped the case.
(6) The majority of Trump’s income comes from Russian sources. This has been verified by all major U.S. media, but both Trump elder sons confirmed this fact as well. (www.businessinsider.com) Black cash (taxes not paid) generated via gambling or drug distribution in the US is laundered (legitimized) through Trump-labeled condos and real estate. Trump receives a fee. The Wall Street Journal has tracked this money trail.
The NYT, WSJ, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune have all proved and publicized Trump’s money trail to Russia. and to his criminality. The Epstein Files should be released in a few weeks and hopefully, will provide the proof of Trump’s pedophilia. Trump visited the Beverly Hills nightclub and casino in Moscow – known for its underage prostitution. My daughter Lize was the bookkeeper, and she knew “who paid for what.” She was murdered 3 months before the 2016 Presidential election. The police ruled her death a homicide by an unknown substance – probably a poison - which links her death to Russia.
Mr. Trump was convicted of 34 felony charges in his attempt to coverup his association with a prostitute. He was also convicted of business fraud, and is legally branded a “sexual predator” and found guilty of sexually attacking E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room.
My answer to your question is NO. I worked as a consultant for both The World Bank and USAID globally. While I firmly believe in our democracy, also worked for the CIA undercover, and devoted my life to our way of life - democracy is not right for every country. The best example I can provide is that President Paul Kagame was a military rebel who overthrew the previous government and became Rwanda's leader. He stopped the genocide, and Rwanda now has more women in government than any other nation. When I went there, 2% of the country had electricity. Now it is nearly 80%. Their medical care went from zero, to one of the best in Central Africa. I also lived and worked in Kazakhstan, where President Nazarbayeva was the first "President" from 1991 to 2019. He used gas and oil revenue to improve the country for the people. While he was corrupt (by US terms), he was also a good leader.
American democracy is not the right form of government for every country and every population, and we should not militarily force others to accept the government that works for the United States. Having said that, our government is in serious trouble and Mr. Trump - who succumbed to KGB trickery was maneuvered into the US presidency by Russians who wish to overthrow and destroy our freedoms and justice. As of December 2025, we are half way converted to a dictatorship by a man who ignores our Constitution, our laws, and our freedoms. We have military troops in democratically-led cities - against US laws. We have censorship of books and speech. Our Republican Congress votes out of fear of Trump's reprisals. It is called a dictatorship - not a democracy - when the leader rules by instilling fear in elected officials so they do as he wishes. This is exactly how the Russian DUMA operates. SO WHO ARE WE TO TELL OTHER NATIONS HOW TO LIVE?
YES, Mr. Trump has probably committed treason - the facts are overwhelming. Watch the video on the home page at www.democrazy2020.org.
Supporting democracy and all its adjacent interests and protecting those countries and institutions that share the same views and values seems both necessary and quaint. This new statement seems born from boardrooms of corporations (and comfy golf courses) not diplomatic round tables.
Certainly, the US has overtly more embraced the dollar over the helping hand throughout its history. But, through laws, treaties, regulations, and international humanitarian assistance, has embraced and championed democracy over totalitarian tendencies. Since this statement is not anchored by legislation, the American government can be trusted only until its citizens and, more importantly its representatives, are overwhelmed by a dictator or wannabe dictator’s influence.
This directive cannot last. Not just because it’s counter to our foundational principles but also our deeply rooted education and diplomatic ties. But, we need to diligently fight against this threat for probably a generation. What we teach in grammar schools and universities will be our first bulwark. Given the current political moment, we can’t afford to be slow about teaching our teachers and students how to do what needs to be done.
We’ve been complacent and lazy about dealing with threats to our planet and our institutions. The last few months give us hope with fear. The next few months into the midterms and into the 2028 election are critical. We must elect a leader who can articulate our need to restore our place in the world, focus on our shared interests in increasing prosperity for all, and teaching our children that they cannot assume all will be as it was and their need take control over the hidden dangers inherent in a functioning democracy. A real democracy requires involvement and protection.
"The political and ideological successes of the MAGA movement were made possible in part by a liberal-left that abandoned the working class economically and politically under the mantle of postmodernism and identity politics, severed off from questions of exploitation, poverty, and economic and social decline. ... Viewed in this way, the only way to combat the current reactionary trend is based on socialist principles of substantive equality and ecological sustainability, putting the needs of the population as a whole, and those most oppressed, first. This struggle will have to emanate in the main from a resurgent, reunited working class, historically the most diverse, democratic, and revolutionary section of society, the guarantors of humanity’s future."
Yes. America must support democracy around the world. First we must kick out the fascists occupying our government. Let’s keep protesting in the streets and singing the no kings anthem together: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/no-kings-anthem
The fact this policy document was released literally in the dark of night bespeaks how ominous it really is. It is sinister and dangerous. But it also exposes the intentions of those closest to Trump. This is THEIR vision of a new world....or should I say New World Order: an almost Star War-ish dark vision that harkens back to the rise of the Nazi's in Germany. It even has a corporate element to it, just as the Nazi's drew the support of German industrialists.
This is why we must fight to defeat this darkness from creeping in.
"{The] mass MAGA movement with its racism and its small-property-based outlook is inherently anti-working class, even if it has attracted significant numbers of working-class voters, it also finds itself in conflict with the ultra-wealthy interests that have funded and mobilized it, making it a dangerous movement from the standpoint of monopoly capitalism itself. Once political power is achieved in regimes in the fascist genus, divisions quickly emerge between the top echelons of monopoly capital and its army of lower-middle class adherents. Having obtained control of the state and of the military and police powers, the ultra-wealthy ruling class has every reason to discard the more militant nationalist—often partially anticapitalist—elements of its “radical right” base. The classic historical instance of this was the Night of the Long Knives in Hitler’s Germany, from June 30 to July 2, 1934, in which the Nazi party’s paramilitary brownshirt wing, the Sturmabteilung, or “Assault Division,” known as its stormtroopers, were subjected to a bloody purge."
Source: The Maga Ideology And The Trump Regime by John Bellamy Foster, Monthly Review / May 2025 https://arxiujosepserradell.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-MAGA-Ideology-and-the-Trump-Regime-1.pdf
Rage, rage, rage against the dying of democracy. Then get up and do something. ✌️
"Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives. Do not confuse objectives with methods. When the nation becomes substantially united in favor of planning the broad objectives of civilization, then true leadership must unite thought behind definite methods.
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. The millions who are in want will not stand by silently forever while the things to satisfy their needs are within easy reach.
We need enthusiasm, imagination and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely. We need to correct, by drastic means if necessary, the faults in our economic system from which we now suffer. We need the courage of the young. Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you. May every one of us be granted the courage, the faith and the vision to give the best that is in us to that remaking!"
Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Speeches: Oglethorpe University Address The New Deal May 22, 1932 https://tinyurl.com/3zsnmcwe
Thank you Mr. Beschloss for this post. Yes, it will absolutely take generations to repair what has already been damaged. When an administration, as just one example, stops a program like USAID which will cost millions of lives it sends the message that we just don't care anymore about our reputation and moral standing in the world. It sickens me and we must stop this.
We must support democracy around the world. I believe Trump is an anomaly in his zeal for total destruction of the ideals our country stands for. There are rumblings in the Republican Party even now, against his reign of error and terror. I pray that it will be more like years, not generations, to restore some kind of sanity to our nation. The world recognizes the madness Trump has wrought and will be anxious to embrace a sane leader again.
Expansion of democracy worldwide made us a little safer. Destroying democracy, well, not so much.
That document is terrifying!
I think the, or another, question should be: Do you support the global expansion of crony capitalism....
A document like what has just been published makes me exceedingly sad - and a bit angry - because it’s not what we stand for as Americans. Maybe the Trump Oligarchy likes this, but I don’t.
Clearly, the current National Security Strategy of the United States of America was written in Russia.
The document is a disgrace. It is a blueprint for the abandonment of decency and democracy in favor of greed, corruption and the exercise of power.
But where is our outrage? Why isn't this document serving to galvanize a united opposition - of former and current administrators, diplomats, politicians, scholars, writers philosophers and military personnel - to stand together as one in working to bring this sordid regime to an abrupt end?
It seems to me that even with a Democrat in the White House in January 2029, it will take decades to regain the trust of allies. After all, they are well aware that, given the Electoral College, 20,000 voters in, say, Wisconsin, can cause our foreign policy to turn on a dime. Why try to build an alliance.
In addition, this document is a profound statement of weakness and insecurity rather than strength and confidence.
To answer your prompt, yes, America needs to promote democratic values around the world, and to try to do a better job of modeling those values at home.
I am more than concerned with this paradigm shift in foreign policy. The business and profit undertones are apparent but swing voters failed to research the man and MAGA and voted with their emotions. And here we are. I will not live long enough to see this restored to “the old days”
I am especially concerned with the impact that this will have on Canada as they excel their efforts to wean any dependence upon the US. Unfortunately, cross border industry is hostage to the uncertainties of the Trump administration. The Canadians, not so. PM Carney is demonstrating his acumen and repositioning Canada to thrive.
Trump’s neofascist regime is a desperate act of a declining empire. It has supplanted neoliberalism only in the sense that the right wing of the ruling class itself is now in direct and open command of the state, seeking to restructure it as a vehicle of resurgent hegemony. The conflict between neofascism as a more regressive global capitalist project designed to preserve and enhance the power of the ruling capitalists with their global interests, on the one hand, and the national-populist movement of the MAGA radical right focused primarily on the conquest of the administrative state, on the other, means that the mega-capitalist interests will continually betray the MAGA “populist” base, viewed as mere cannon fodder in the Cold Civil War. [pp. 18-19]
Source: The Maga Ideology And The Trump Regime by John Bellamy Foster, Monthly Review / May 2025 https://arxiujosepserradell.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-MAGA-Ideology-and-the-Trump-Regime-1.pdf
Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) coined, I think, by Kellyanne Conway during Trump 1 is a real 1984ish tactic used by fascists to demoralize and exhaust their opponents. "Flood the zone" with extreme comments, policies and actions, the consequences for which have a long path to future accountability.
As an ALPHA leader you excite your supporters and depress your opponents by making them "see" the darkness of your world view.
We must not become discouraged or depressed by TDS.
We must not give up hope for bringing back Freedom, Equality and Humanity, the ideals on which America was conceived and founded.
Reread the Declaration of Independence, a doctrine still worth fighting for.
RESIST! ORGANIZE! TAKE AMERICA BACK!
with all these codes it is so annoying to try to comment, but I have persevered.
This NSS document is a travesty and a repudiation of all of our deeply held beliefs. If allowed to stand, we will be finished as a world power and influencer for democracy forever. It saddened AND angers me.
THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO STAND!!! Trump and his merry of traitors and idiots need to be gone.
As you know Steven, I lived in the Soveit Union under communism, then the breakdown of that system, and then a dictatorship. As far back as Ivan the Terrible, Russians had ruthless dictators censoring news, threatening the elected officials, and killing their own people. Ivan publically beheaded those who crossed him, and Stalin was estimated to have starved to death about 20 million humans. In the first six months of Putin's reign, he murdered at least 26 independent reporters. One woman was shot outside my Moscow apartment building, her blood staining the dirty Russian winter snow-covered sidewalk. My elderly neighbor knocked on my door and in a harsh voice, she pointed a finger at me and said "you are not to go outside or do anything. Putin is like Stalin and we are repeating the purges."
Today in the United States, whether people admit it or not - Trump sold his soul and our country for self-focused and narcissistic lust – money or sex. He was apprehended because of a Russian KGB operation orchestrated by an individual possessing superior skills in deception - Mr. Putin. The present Trump dictatorial government in the United States exists because of several straightforward and verifiable reasons.
1. For Russians, the Cold War persists. I know this because I was in Moscow when the “war” supposedly ended – nothing changed and in fact the “end of the Cold War” misconception was used ambiguitously by Russians to obscure the facts. It has been an exhaustively used ploy by the Russians to deceive Americans, Europeans, and other nationalities who thought Russia had transformed.
For example, in the 1990s, The World Bank and USAID invested billions of dollars into Russian democratization. USAID was responsible for creating the new, more democratic Russian Constitution. The closure of the KGB was only a smokescreen for western consumption. Putin established the new FSB in the early 1990s, mirroring the KGB but with expanded powers, including control over Russian financial institutions. Millions of dollars from USAID and The World Bank were siphoned into banks linked to Putin.
Putin is a life-long KGB turned FSB omnivorous mindset. The U.S. is his enemy, and his life is devoted to the destruction of our democracy and laws. He cites the Soviet Union’s collapse as a reason for disliking the United States, among several others.
2, Trump was likely caught in a typical and ordinary KGB trap as far back as the 1980’s – promises of money, business in Russia, and wild KGB orchestrated and photographed sex. Eventually, evidence may emerge indicating that he engaged in acts of betrayal, criminal activity, deception, and treason. While Trump goes along believing everyone has “bought” his cons, most of the world – outside of gullible Americans – KNOW that Trump is a Putin stooge. This has been recognized in Russia and much of Europe for decades.
3. Many Republicans remained loyal to Trump, prioritizing party allegiance over concerns about his alleged crimes, false statements, and his sworn banner that “he has nothing to do with Russia” – a massive subterfuge. The Robert Mueller Report, the January 6th Committee Report, the Jack Smith Report ALL tie Mr. Trump to Russia.
4. Trump is following Putin’s directions and is weakening and destroying the United States from the top down. From the closure of USAID resulting in 14 million people estimated to die from starvation and diseases that had been eradicated for decades, to the bombing of boats and the random and unsubstantiated murders of Venezuelans and Colombians, to the Taliban –Trump signed agreement in Afghanistan, to the unlawful armed troops in American democratically-led cities – the Kremlin controls the White House. Trump’s decisions and actions have debilitated and eroded the United States government.
It’s unclear why Republicans continue to support Trump’s “making America great again” slogan, considering the negative impact many attribute to Trump’s actions. USAID once represented hope in 122 countries. Due solely to Trump, Americans today face distrust and negative perceptions in many countries, but especially throughout Africa where several borders are now closed to American visitors. And most Americans do not view themselves as associated with terrorism, yet this perception is becoming more widespread.
(5) Russian organized crime (ROC) groups have established a presence with representatives in each state across the United States. While Trump is damaging the US government, the ROC jobs include arson, cyber-attacks, sports gambling, drug distribution, murder, threatening phone calls, etc. Each year, sports gambling brings in over $2 billion and drug distribution exceeds $1 billion.
The U.S. 2020 Census stated there are over three million Russians in the US – the majority are not seeking asylum. From the ‘bottom up’, they work for the Russian government to wreak havoc within our society. The levels of hatred, violence, and crime in the U.S. increased significantly after Trump. The FBI reported that violent crime and hate crimes increased by 30% in Trump’s first term. The largest reported increase in our country’s history.
During the 2024 presidential election cycle in the state of Georgia, more than 60 bomb threats were received at voting locations. Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia Secretary of State, tracked these calls to Russians. Georgia was the only state criminal case still pending against Mr. Trump. There was a taped recorded phone call between Mr. Raffensperger and Mr. Trump, who asked Raffensperfer to find votes so Truno could win the Georgia presidential election. The state of Georgia has since dropped the case.
(6) The majority of Trump’s income comes from Russian sources. This has been verified by all major U.S. media, but both Trump elder sons confirmed this fact as well. (www.businessinsider.com) Black cash (taxes not paid) generated via gambling or drug distribution in the US is laundered (legitimized) through Trump-labeled condos and real estate. Trump receives a fee. The Wall Street Journal has tracked this money trail.
The NYT, WSJ, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune have all proved and publicized Trump’s money trail to Russia. and to his criminality. The Epstein Files should be released in a few weeks and hopefully, will provide the proof of Trump’s pedophilia. Trump visited the Beverly Hills nightclub and casino in Moscow – known for its underage prostitution. My daughter Lize was the bookkeeper, and she knew “who paid for what.” She was murdered 3 months before the 2016 Presidential election. The police ruled her death a homicide by an unknown substance – probably a poison - which links her death to Russia.
Mr. Trump was convicted of 34 felony charges in his attempt to coverup his association with a prostitute. He was also convicted of business fraud, and is legally branded a “sexual predator” and found guilty of sexually attacking E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room.
My answer to your question is NO. I worked as a consultant for both The World Bank and USAID globally. While I firmly believe in our democracy, also worked for the CIA undercover, and devoted my life to our way of life - democracy is not right for every country. The best example I can provide is that President Paul Kagame was a military rebel who overthrew the previous government and became Rwanda's leader. He stopped the genocide, and Rwanda now has more women in government than any other nation. When I went there, 2% of the country had electricity. Now it is nearly 80%. Their medical care went from zero, to one of the best in Central Africa. I also lived and worked in Kazakhstan, where President Nazarbayeva was the first "President" from 1991 to 2019. He used gas and oil revenue to improve the country for the people. While he was corrupt (by US terms), he was also a good leader.
American democracy is not the right form of government for every country and every population, and we should not militarily force others to accept the government that works for the United States. Having said that, our government is in serious trouble and Mr. Trump - who succumbed to KGB trickery was maneuvered into the US presidency by Russians who wish to overthrow and destroy our freedoms and justice. As of December 2025, we are half way converted to a dictatorship by a man who ignores our Constitution, our laws, and our freedoms. We have military troops in democratically-led cities - against US laws. We have censorship of books and speech. Our Republican Congress votes out of fear of Trump's reprisals. It is called a dictatorship - not a democracy - when the leader rules by instilling fear in elected officials so they do as he wishes. This is exactly how the Russian DUMA operates. SO WHO ARE WE TO TELL OTHER NATIONS HOW TO LIVE?
YES, Mr. Trump has probably committed treason - the facts are overwhelming. Watch the video on the home page at www.democrazy2020.org.
Supporting democracy and all its adjacent interests and protecting those countries and institutions that share the same views and values seems both necessary and quaint. This new statement seems born from boardrooms of corporations (and comfy golf courses) not diplomatic round tables.
Certainly, the US has overtly more embraced the dollar over the helping hand throughout its history. But, through laws, treaties, regulations, and international humanitarian assistance, has embraced and championed democracy over totalitarian tendencies. Since this statement is not anchored by legislation, the American government can be trusted only until its citizens and, more importantly its representatives, are overwhelmed by a dictator or wannabe dictator’s influence.
This directive cannot last. Not just because it’s counter to our foundational principles but also our deeply rooted education and diplomatic ties. But, we need to diligently fight against this threat for probably a generation. What we teach in grammar schools and universities will be our first bulwark. Given the current political moment, we can’t afford to be slow about teaching our teachers and students how to do what needs to be done.
We’ve been complacent and lazy about dealing with threats to our planet and our institutions. The last few months give us hope with fear. The next few months into the midterms and into the 2028 election are critical. We must elect a leader who can articulate our need to restore our place in the world, focus on our shared interests in increasing prosperity for all, and teaching our children that they cannot assume all will be as it was and their need take control over the hidden dangers inherent in a functioning democracy. A real democracy requires involvement and protection.
"The political and ideological successes of the MAGA movement were made possible in part by a liberal-left that abandoned the working class economically and politically under the mantle of postmodernism and identity politics, severed off from questions of exploitation, poverty, and economic and social decline. ... Viewed in this way, the only way to combat the current reactionary trend is based on socialist principles of substantive equality and ecological sustainability, putting the needs of the population as a whole, and those most oppressed, first. This struggle will have to emanate in the main from a resurgent, reunited working class, historically the most diverse, democratic, and revolutionary section of society, the guarantors of humanity’s future."
Source: The Maga Ideology And The Trump Regime by John Bellamy Foster, Monthly Review / May 2025 https://arxiujosepserradell.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-MAGA-Ideology-and-the-Trump-Regime-1.pdf