Revenge and challenge cast on the planet – these are the accents that were expressed in Donald Trump's inaugural speech. The conflict with the enemies of the West is inevitable. What will a weakened Europe do in this situation? This is what Roberto de Mattei writes about.
The speech of Donald Trump's inaugural speech at the White home on 20 January 2025 is revenge and challenge. Revenge on these opponents, even in his own party, who considered him lost after the assault at Capitol on February 6, 2020. It is no coincidence that 1 of the first government acts he signed was to pardon the riot participants 4 years ago. His speech is besides a challenge to all those in the West and the East who announced the "fall of the American empire". For example, in Italy the epochal crisis of the United States was late described by French sociologist Emmanuel Todd in his book “La sconfitta dell’Occidente” (Fazi Editore, 2024) and by American writer Alan Friedmann in the book “La fine dell’Impero americano” (La Nave di Teseo, 2024), whose chapter is devoted to “Trump and another canals” (pp. 169-194). 169-194); but the conviction of the irreversible collapse of America is primarily the basis of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping's geopolitical ambitions, which appeared to the planet on 21 January by video connection to confirm his anti-American alliance.
The main subject of the fresh president's speech was the "Golden Age" which opens to the United States on 20 January. His beginning speech began with the statement: “The golden age of America begins right now. From that day on, our country will flourish and be respected again throughout the world." His speech ended in 20 minutes: “The future belongs to us, and our golden age has just begun. God bless America."
"I was saved by God to make America large again," besides exclaimed president Trump, renewing my religion in his mission and "the apparent destiny" of America. The word “obvious destiny” utilized by Trump was coined in 1845 by writer John L. O’ Sullivan to justify the annexation of the Republic of Texas, arguing that “the apparent destiny of America was to spread on the continent”. Thus supporters of the Jackson democracy motivated the United States' expansion towards the large Plains and the West Coast in the mid-19th century.
Trump undertook the thought of the American “mission”. “Americans,” he said, “went thousands of miles through the harsh and chaotic land. They crossed the deserts, climbed mountains, faced unimaginable dangers, conquered the chaotic West, ended slavery, saved millions from tyranny, pulled billions from poverty, tamed electricity, crushed the atom, sent humanity into space, and placed the universe of human cognition in the human hand. If we work together, there's nothing we can't do and a dream we can't fulfill. Many thought it was impossible for me to make specified a historical political return. But as you can see today, here I am, the American people have spoken. My presence before you is proof that you must never believe that something is impossible to do. In America, what we do best is impossible." He added: “We will realize our apparent destiny for the stars, sending American astronauts to place stars and stripes [of the American flag – ed.] on the planet Mars.”
When Trump spoke these words, Elon Musk did not hide the joy, seeing his visionary task of settling the stars of space being announced before the full world. fewer inform against the dangers associated with the transhumanist utopia of Muska, to which Trump entrusted the Department of Government Efficiency. On the another hand, the progressive press all over the planet has simmered from criticizing Trump's words and his early actions, testifying to absolute common sense: the fight against unbridled immigration, the rejection of the Green fresh Deal and the ideology of the woke. In a word of what Trump called a “healthy-reasonable revolution”. Trump’s common sense culminated in a clear statement: “From now on, the authoritative policy of the U.S. government is that there are only 2 sexes, male and female.
As for interior policy, Trump presented a detailed programme and the following day issued a number of implementing regulations. With respect to abroad policy, however, the fresh president did not name any friends or enemies of his country, but simply stated that "every day of his administration" would "just put America first." “America”, said Trump, “it will shortly be bigger, stronger and much more unique than always before.” This strategy is not extravagant, but it sits Trump within a political and cultural tradition, referred to as "exceptionalism", based on the idealized perception of America as an "exceptional" country due to its historical evolution and peculiar political and spiritual institutions (Seymour Martin Lipset). American Exceptionalism: The Double-Edged Sword, W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. 1996). Among the declared forerunners of Trump's position, which intertwines "exceptionality" and "obvious destiny", are Andrew Jackson, seventh American president (1729-1837) and William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th president, holding office from 4 March 1897 until the assassination on 14 September 1901. Trump, which is not surprising, announced that he would change the name McKinley in honor of North America's highest mountain, renamed in 2015 by Barack Obama to indigenous name Denali.
McKinley made the final demolition of what remained of the erstwhile Spanish Empire, conquering Cuba and the Philippines. His Republican successor Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) acted in the same spirit, intervening in Puerto Rico and Panama, where he claimed sovereignty over the canal that Jimmy Carter had staged for the Republic of Panama and which is presently mostly managed by Chinese companies. Trump claims to be American, which does not mean military force. “Like in 2017,” he explained, “we will build the strongest army the planet has always seen. We will measurement our success not only by winning battles, but besides by wars we will end and, possibly more importantly, wars we will never participate in. The proudest component of my legacy will be the function of a peacemaker and unification, which is what I want to be, a peacekeeper and a unification.”
Trump's speech expresses the same feeling of vigor, anger and pride with which the then presidential candidate rose after he was injured on 14 July 2024. Above all, however, it reflects the desire of most Americans to return to order and sanity. The euphoria of those who voted for Trump is understandable today. However, there is another America that hates the values proposed by the fresh president.
As a result, a fresh interior war has begun in the United States, which could even lead to violent escalation. On the another hand, the “bad Axis” of China, Russia and Iran did not break up, but only faced a more powerful enemy. What will a weak Europe, represented in Washington only by Giorgia Meloni, do in the face of inevitable clashes?
The United States may not request Europe, but Europe surely needs America. With it, it creates the “hateful West” which present faces an uncertain and not “obvious” destiny. Will the next 4 years be accompanied by a sweet and calming tune called "America the Beautiful" or a grim note "The Force of Destiny"?
We will not be incorrect if we trust on the “Nineel Virgin” who in Verdi's celebrated opera is recalled as an infallible defender of people, the only 1 who can change their destiny.
Roberto de Mattei
Source: corrispondenzaromana.it
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