Opinions of Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Columnist: Rockson Adofo

For the sustainability and preservation of American democracy, Trump must lose the election

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump

The United States of America’s presidential election for 2024 takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, 5 November 2024. The race for the White House has become too tight with the possibility of either candidate being able to win it.

However, I prefer to see Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democrats easily emerge as the winner. She upholds and defends the principles of the American democracy and constitution unlike her counterpart Mr Donald Trump who has absolutely no respect for the American constitution and democratic tenets.

Donald Trump has since he lost the election 2020, been having a deep mistrust for the very democratic principles and processes that brought him to power in 2016.

Clearly a dictatorial being he appears, he believes his wishes should always carry the day but not any contrary laws, principles, constitution or whatever.

For the fact of former President Trump continually undermining the American democracy for his completely parochial and selfish interests, being a narcissist, misogynist, racist and supportive of the American far-right activists, I rather prefer to see his opponent, Mrs Kamala Harris, win the election hands down.

Why should Americans tolerate a divisive anti-democratic person for president if I may query?

Mr Trump by his demonstrated ideas is a danger to democracy and risks antagonising America’s European allies and institutions hence he had better surely lose the election.

I am not here to prophesy or make any prediction in favour of Kamala but to state my view that I prefer her to win the election to avoid the visitation of the dangers Donald Trump represents upon the world and humanity.

I call on the American electorate to go to the polls with their head but not hearts.

The reasons for, and circumstances leading to, the criminal indictments of Mr Trump are credible, so Americans, please make no mistakes, don’t deceive yourselves into voting Trump because of his business acumen and job-creation credentials.

Please, don’t deliberately step into avoidable dangers to later turn around to say, “had I known” but which is always at last.

Mr Trump by his known and demonstrated characters is a danger to avoid.

A leader who believes in his personal superiority and views over and above the laws and constitution of his country is a danger to avoid.

For America to preserve and sustain her world leadership in ensuring the establishment and practice of democracy possibly worldwide, they must avoid voting Mr Trump, an obviously walking danger

A word to the wise is enough, so hear ye me, the American voters.