Blue vs. red and some rope also black vs. white • Encouraged by mobilized media, its residents are alienated from the other America, the one that is "not counted" and the fear of riots is real
Four years ago I saw New York crying.
Real crying.
With tears.
regrettable.
Trump won elections and kiosks in the city None of the liberal city residents wanted to read the newspapers that heralded the end of the world to the right, for them.
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The last time they cried so collectively was after the 9/11 attacks.
So perhaps a foreign guest could have felt an atmosphere of tension in the city.
Trump's four more years are beyond the capacity of American liberals in New York and beyond.
Tolerance for another ideology can only be obtained if it comes from Mao, Hugo Chavez, Castro and Che Guevara.
Indeed a strange world by liberal logic.
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The point is that America today is divided into two in a prominent and dichotomous way.
Blue versus red in some places, and some pity - even black versus white.
But in the face of the disturbing sights of shops and businesses in Washington or Philadelphia and New York (I saw) preparing for the riots after the election results, it should also be remembered that America has already experienced waves of uneasy violence.
In June 1968 Robert Kennedy was assassinated during the primaries, that year's Democratic convention was particularly violent, opponents of the war in Vietnam were beaten - and a third candidate, George Wallace, incited as no politician had done before.
Trump, next to him, is an outstanding trainee of Hannah Bavli.
Still, in New York the atmosphere is heavier.
The city seems besieged and ready for battle.
I made my way from the airport to the city center in 20 minutes.
The streets are empty, and traffic is light.
Planks were attached to shop windows.
Like a war movie set.
The hotel, not far from Times Square, is like a ghost hotel.
The lobby and cafeteria are deserted.
The receptionist hands me the key to the room with the security guard's cell phone number.
After 22:00 the doors will be locked - "Call, and he will open for you".
"What happened?" I ask.
"There will be riots," she explains to me.
This is no longer a question, this is a fact, or rather: a reality that builds itself, and exacerbates itself, and radicalizes itself.
It seems that New York is not preparing for the riots, but is producing the tense scenery for them.
But without a doubt, America today speaks two languages.
I’m coming to New York for Election Day after two days of walking around deep Pennsylvania, alongside Trump fans (thousands) and Biden supporters (singles).
What a difference.
Two worlds.
New York (the city) sees itself cut off from the thousands who came to Trump rallies.
They have nothing to do with them.
And these give back to them nicely: they do not see themselves as belonging at all to the same nation.
it's not good;
It's even dangerous.
So Trump, if he continues, or Biden, if he becomes the 46th president, must embrace.
Embrace the other side - even though he refuses to accept him in the first place.
The economy, the violence and especially the plague make it difficult for the United States of America.
I have been to Nevada, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Texas (beyond), Florida, Arizona, Washington, Pennsylvania and New York for the past two weeks.
I saw America as I had never seen before.
I saw a troubled and stressed population because of the plague.
Whites, blacks and Hispanics share the same fate.
The racial tension is well photographed on television, but in everyday life it is much less pronounced in America 2020.
But I have also seen media recruited to overthrow a president blaming him for the 200,000 dead from the virus and 14 million unemployed.
And Trump's base needed no more to wake up ... I saw a huge gap between a base that loves Trump as opposed to media that hostile to him on an unbearable level.
This gap between the warm support from the "base" and the hostility shown in the media is important for understanding Trump's historical significance.
These are groups that, as mentioned, "do not count", suffer from under-representation or a negative image in the media;
These are the transparent masses whose wisdom, preferences, and views have never received the voice and legitimacy that Trump has given them.
It provided them with a sense of partnership, a feeling that they could not only vote, but also shape the political landscape and leave a mark on America's political culture.
Although they are talked about in terms of "fans" and describe their vote as emotional, and perhaps as something that stems from hostility to elites - they are no less rational than Biden's supporters: even if it is difficult for his opponents to admit it, Trump has policies, and much of his promises are fulfilled.
Both in the economy, in domestic policy, and in foreign and security policy.
So yes, a very large part of the obsession with him on the American left stems not only from his big mouth, and not only from the fact that he consistently removes the masks of political correctness from the faces of his opponents.
Much of his deep opposition to him stems precisely from his successes in implementing a Republican-Conservative-National agenda, just as he promised his constituents.
Yesterday was America's Election Day, followed by America Counting and then America Digesting ... Elections in Stages.
And of course, we have not forgotten the Congress, and the mid-term elections in two years.
Because such is America: a great country - or rather 50 countries - that live from election to election.
Trump began the day yesterday with an interview with the Fox network (for the Fox and Friends program), where he stated that he has a good chance of winning, declaring that contrary to the accusations, there will be no "games" after the results are published, at least not on his part.
I covered a lot of events in my life: elections, coups, wars, crises, ceremonies and celebrations - but the 2020 elections were really something unique and special.
Not because of Biden (forgive me Democrats) who played the role of the superintendent very moderately, nor because of the Corona virus - but because of one man, Donald Trump, who I think should already be invited to the 2024 campaign, in a guest role.