Triden / Bump 2024 - or are there alternatives?

6 months ago (Edited)

Dear Hiveans	Liebe Hiver	Queridos Hiveanos
Today a short piece on the US Presidential election of 2024.	Heute ein kurzer Beitrag über die US-Präsidentschaftswahlen 2024.	Hoy un breve artículo sobre las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses de 2024.
Currently it seems likely that we'll see a repeat of a Biden vs. Trump duel 12 months from now. And though it may be helpful if Presidential Candidates have a lot of experience (being contemporary witnesses to the battle of Kadesh (wiki)), I find it troublesome if senile people have too much responsibility.	Derzeit scheint es wahrscheinlich, dass wir in 12 Monaten eine Wiederholung des Duells Biden vs. Trump erleben werden. Und obwohl es hilfreich sein kann, wenn Präsidentschaftskandidaten über viel Erfahrung verfügen (z.B. Zeitzeugen der Schlacht von Kadesch (wiki) sind), finde ich es problematisch, wenn senile Menschen zu viel Verantwortung tragen.	Actualmente parece probable que veamos una repetición de un duelo Biden vs. Trump dentro de 12 meses. Y aunque puede ser útil que los candidatos presidenciales tengan mucha experiencia (ser testigos contemporáneos de la batalla de Kadesh (wiki)), me parece problemático que personas seniles tengan demasiada responsabilidad.
In that interview, Thomas Sowell remarks that Trump shows signs of retrogression as he was more mature in his mid-30s than he is today. As I find too few differences between Biden and Trump, I'd suggest they run together: Triden/Bump 2024. Trump's maturity of a 12-year old combined with Biden's mental strength of a 98-year old, they are on average 55, which is probably a good age for a President.	In diesem Interview bemerkt Sowell, dass Trump Anzeichen einer Retrogression zeigt, da er mit Mitte 30 reifer war als heute. Da ich zu wenig Unterschiede zwischen Biden und Trump finde, würde ich vorschlagen, dass sie gemeinsam kandidieren: Triden/Bump 2024. Trumps Reife eines 12-Jährigen kombiniert mit Bidens mentaler Stärke eines 98-Jährigen, sind sie im Durchschnitt 55, was wahrscheinlich ein gutes Alter für einen Präsidenten ist.	En esa entrevista, Sowell señala que Trump muestra signos de retroceso, ya que era más maduro a mediados de los 30 que ahora. Como encuentro muy pocas diferencias entre Biden y Trump, sugeriría que se presentaran juntos: Triden/Bump 2024. La madurez de Trump de un niño de 12 años combinada con la fuerza mental de Biden de un anciano de 98 años, tienen una media de 55 años, que es probablemente una buena edad para un Presidente.
As the Democrat candidate seems to be clearly Biden (if he survives so far), let's take a short look on the Republican primaries. I do not follow them closely, but two candidates "caught my eye". One is Vivek Ramaswamy (wiki) whose speech was very refreshing, and who seems to be very determined to really "drain the swamp". The other is Nikki Haley (wiki) who I first noticed when she became U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in January 2017. In my opinion she is the only adult in the room of the Republican candidates and she clearly adresses problems (debt).	Da der Kandidat der Demokraten wohl Biden zu sein scheint (falls er so lang überlebt), wollen wir einen kurzen Blick auf die Vorwahlen der Republikaner werfen. Ich verfolge das nicht sehr genau, aber zwei Kandidaten sind mir aufgefallen. Der eine ist Vivek Ramaswamy (wiki), dessen Rede sehr erfrischend war und der sehr entschlossen zu sein scheint, wirklich "den Sumpf trocken zu legen". Die andere ist Nikki Haley (wiki), die mir zum ersten Mal auffiel, als sie im Januar 2017 Botschafterin der USA bei der UN wurde. Meiner Meinung nach ist sie unter den republikanischen Kandidaten die einzige Erwachsene im Raum und spricht die Probleme klar an (debt).	Como el candidato demócrata parece ser claramente Biden (si sobrevive hasta ahora), echemos un breve vistazo a las primarias republicanas. No las sigo de cerca, pero hay dos candidatos que me han "llamado la atención". Uno es Vivek Ramaswamy (wiki) cuyo discurso fue muy refrescante, y que parece muy decidido a "drenar el pantano" de verdad. La otra es Nikki Haley (wiki) de quien me fijé por primera vez cuando se convirtió en embajadora de Estados Unidos ante las ONU en enero de 2017. En mi opinión, es la única adulta en la sala de los candidatos republicanos y aborda claramente los problemas (deuda).
So, I'd like to see Haley running for President with Vivek as her Vice President, combining her maturity and seriousness with Vivek's creative ideas. And, it would be really great to see the Republicans making the first female US President.	Daher fände ich es interessant, wenn Haley als Präsidentin kandidiert und Vivek als Vizepräsident, um ihre Reife und Ernsthaftigkeit mit Viveks kreativen Ideen zu kombinieren. Und es wäre wirklich unterhaltsam, wenn die Republikaner die erste PräsidentIN der USA stellen würden.	Así que me gustaría ver a Haley como candidata a la presidencia con Vivek como vicepresidente, combinando su madurez y seriedad con las ideas creativas de Vivek. Y, sería realmente genial ver a los republicanos haciendo la primera mujer Presidente de los EE.UU..

Have a great day,
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13 comments

@memehive 57

6 months ago

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6 months ago

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@sofs-su 69

6 months ago

Sadly we often have to choose the best from the garbage can, I know it happens all the time in my country.

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@goldgrifin007 59

6 months ago

Dear @zuerich !

I think that a world as large as the United States cannot have a female president!

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@zuerich 71

5 months ago

Why not?

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@goldgrifin007 59

5 months ago

Dear @zuerich !

I felt that Americans had a strong tendency to want an aggressive and macho president!

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@orionvk 73

6 months ago

Diesen Thanos-Ansatz von Vivek finde ich sehr interessant: Einfach 50% aller Beamten nach dem Zufallsprinzip feuern, um Anti-Diskriminierungsklagen zu vermeiden.

https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1723814458579907069

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@zuerich 71

5 months ago

ein kreativer Ansatz. Ich frage mich, ob er das wirklich durchziehen würde, habe da meine Zweifel.

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@agmoore 74

6 months ago (Edited)

My view: Neither Trump nor Biden is psychologically fit to be president. One (Trump) leads a cult and the other (Biden) has control of the Democratic party structure and is forcing his nomination. Both are driven by ego, not unique to these political candidates, but a corrupting motivation.

I don't know your politics or world view, but to me Ramaswamy is a demagogue in the making. His speeches are vitriolic and full of hate. He is Trump lite. Just younger and more clever--which potentially makes him more dangerous. Here are some of his views (which you may already be aware of agree with):

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/09/03/in-iowa-vivek-ramaswamy-ignores-climate-change-vows-to-drill-more/70719484007/

The right answer to all temperature-related deaths is more plentiful and abundant access to fossil fuels."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/climate-change-white-supremacy-problems-us-ramaswamy-argues/story?id=103307611

Of course racism exists, but I do not think it is a top 50 problem in the United States of America.

https://newrepublic.com/post/176527/vivek-ramaswamy-piers-morgan-interview-russia-ukraine

You would give Putin everything he’s stolen?” asked Morgan.
“I’m not going to give him anything, I’m giving him a deal,” Ramaswamy retorted, vaguely justifying the notion by noting that those regions are predominantly Russian-speaking while acknowledging that Putin is an “evil dictator.”

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/vivek-ramaswamy-says-will-pardon-jan-6-protesters-if-elected-us-president-4366917
Would pardon Jan 6 rioters, characterizing those who stormed the capital and tried to stop the election as 'peaceful'

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/vivek-ramaswamy-claims-he-will-pardon-donald-trump-says-don-t-want-to-see-us-becoming-11693794091629.html

Indian American Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that he will vote for Donald Trump if he becomes the party nominee and also cleared his intention to pardon Trump if he is elected as the next President of US

I think it is amazingly depressing that we have such a paltry field to choose from. The Democrat is unacceptable, and acceptable Republicans (in my view) are not polling in any significant numbers.

Of course, I'm just one person. I can be as wrong as any other person.

As you say at the end of your blog, have a nice day. May we all have a nice day.

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@zuerich 71

5 months ago

Thank you for your comment.
I agree, the field of candidates is meagre.
And, yes, I also see Ramaswamy as a demagogue/populist. But - in our times of polarized politics - which politician is not populist?

Concerning your quotes:

The right answer to all temperature-related deaths is more plentiful and abundant access to fossil fuels."

In my opinion he is absolutely right with that. If you are interested in this topic, I'd recommend: https://www.amazon.com/Fossil-Future-Flourishing-Requires-Gas-Not/dp/0593420411 or that summary: https://aliaskar.medium.com/summary-the-moral-case-for-fossil-fuels-a-book-by-alex-epstein-b17e9298c802
We won't solve climate change by "conserving energy" and by forgoing to use fossil fuels. We need technological progress to better understand climate change and to address it actively. If the world's leaders collectively decided to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within 10 years and really tried to implement that, we'd have riots the world over and these leaders would be gone soon.

Of course racism exists, but I do not think it is a top 50 problem in the United States of America.

I don't know much about that, but that seems nonsensical to me. Perhaps not Top 5 (because I think debt, demographics, polarization, inequality, infrastructure are more important), but it seems to me as a very big problem.

You would give Putin everything he’s stolen?” asked Morgan.
“I’m not going to give him anything, I’m giving him a deal,” Ramaswamy retorted, vaguely justifying the notion by noting that those regions are predominantly Russian-speaking while acknowledging that Putin is an “evil dictator.”

Bad idea.

Would pardon Jan 6 rioters, characterizing those who stormed the capital and tried to stop the election as 'peaceful'

Also bad idea, but I am not sure how many people very violent and how many peaceful...

Indian American Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that he will vote for Donald Trump if he becomes the party nominee and also cleared his intention to pardon Trump if he is elected as the next President of US

Isn't that a common approach to vote for one's own party candidate and to pardon him?

In my opinion he tries to provoke people and to get as much attention as possible. Would he be worse than Obama, Trump or Biden? I tend do say no. But today the political situation is way worse than 2008 or 2016. So perhaps we will see worse things between 2024-2028 - independent of who the next President is.

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@agmoore 74

5 months ago

(I just upvoted my own comment!!)

I will read your reference on fossil fuels. I don't agree, but my mind is open to disagreement and persuasive argument.

Thanks for the thoughtful response.

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@amberkashif 68

6 months ago

A female becoming a president of America would be a historical event.

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@jorgebgt 70

6 months ago

I confess to not knowing many things about North American politics, but I am certain that very strange things are happening not only in the USA but in the world that is leading us to a more controlled world... I no longer believe that people choose!

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