Biden finds it difficult to bridge the rift in America

Ganesh: Biden hopes to bridge the gap between the two parties, but it's almost impossible. To maintain bipartisan harmony, nothing can be done, and the current situation does not allow the President of the United States to do nothing.

Will win about300US President elect Joe Biden with a vote from the Electoral College(Joe Biden)Promise to 'heal the wounds left by division' and serve 'all Americans'. For a person who is20For people who grew up in the The Honeymooners period of the cooperation between the two parties in the 20th century, "a nation united together" is not a fantasy.

Four years ago11In the month, Donald Trump(Donald Trump)Perhaps it was holding out that olive branch with a bad smile. But in Barack Obama(Barack Obama)Bush, Jr(George W Bush)And Bill Clinton(Bill Clinton )We heard the same noise when we announced that we were about to take over the White House. Whether we attribute this noise to them or to their displeased opponents, all four presidents failed at the time. Undoubtedly, Joe Biden, who has no distinction between red and blue states in his eyes, will succeed in achieving this - fifth is indeed a lucky number.

I understand that it would be foolish to say at this point that the change of president cannot change anything. Last Saturday, when news spread that Biden was expected to win the election, Washington and other liberal cities cheered. People who want to dampen their spirits must "recognize appearances" (this vulgar term is quite suitable to use here).

However, it is obvious that a basin of cold water is about to pour on you. No matter what achievements Biden will make as president, such as launching the COVID-19 vaccine, or reviving NATO(NATO)Bringing America together will not be one of his achievements. Once he is sworn in, it is easy for Republicans to rediscover the fiscal conservatism they lost countless times when the Republicans were president. The Republican New Congressman elected during Trump's presidency will inject new vitality into the party struggle. President Biden will be constrained everywhere.

Both of his Democratic predecessors faced strong resistance, to the extent that their legitimacy as presidents was questioned. In their first midterm election, both of them lost Congress, which fell into the hands of an increasingly lawless rebel movement. Biden's hope of getting rid of the destinies of his two predecessors seems to be pinned on his own kind personality and his non aggressive and plain centrism. But Clinton did better on these two points, and Obama did not lack anything at all - it was of little use. The partisan struggle exists within the structure and culture of Washington. This is not a question of who will be the president.

The United States is still a country where many Democrats are unhappy if their children marry a Republican - on the other hand, Republicans are a bit more open-minded. The United States is a country where the winning vice presidential candidate, Ho Kin li(Kamala Harris)The victory of its political party can be equated with the victory of 'science'. The global left has recently become the Enlightenment Party(Enlightenment Party)A self deprecating attitude, which not only overestimates oneself but also lacks understanding of history. It was once the leftist, inspired by the French academic community, who regarded truth as relative or 'constructive'. However, regardless of whether this view is conceited or not, He Jinli at least sees through one thing: the spiritual world of Americans is now completely different. There is controversy over even what constitutes a fact.

He Jinli's gloom shows that she is more realistic than the president. Last week, Trump proved one thing: a president can win nearly half of the vote almost no matter what he does, while his supporters can win an advantage in Congress. Compared to such a scale of collective loyalty, Biden's commitment to "healing" and "uniting" this country is as naive as a child, although this naivety is different from his77The age of years is very disproportionate.

Biden rose in the era of bipartisan cooperation in Washington, where Republicans voted to impeach their own president, Richard Nixon(Richard Nixon)Therefore, Biden tends to believe that bipartisan cooperation is a natural thing, while conflicts are abnormal, and can be easily resolved with goodwill and rhetoric at the negotiation table. The problem is, in the last century70The Washington era is by no means natural or typical. It is the product of various unique situations working together, and now these situations no longer exist. One of the situations was that the United States had a foreign enemy at the time, and because of this enemy's presence, the United States must not make mistakes.

Looking back now, the end of the Cold War not only disrupted the lives of the citizens of the country that lost, but also the lives of the citizens of the country that won. Although the United States faced external threats at the time, domestic disputes had cautious limits. Since my birth, the nominee for the Supreme Court Justice has been confirmed by a unanimous vote, and the presidential candidate has been400It was still a normal phenomenon for Zhang to elect a group vote.1988This has never happened again since the beginning of the year. A country without external challenges feels that it has undermined its own freedom. In theory, China's threat will replace the Soviet Union's threat back then,Becoming a powerful force that unites the United States. But not yet.

Saying that the rift in the United States will not be bridged is not necessarily the next pessimistic judgment. In the past, the realization of bipartisan cooperation often came at a high cost: splitting opinions on major issues and avoiding them together. For example, a crucial aspect of the post-war ceasefire between the two parties is their tacit understanding of shelving civil rights issues. To ensure a harmonious four-year term, Biden had better not do anything noteworthy. If only the severely damaged US economy, or the global economy supported by the US, could still afford the goodwill of the US President's neglect of duty.