Dear Editor,
America is coming to the party late. It appears as if the train has left the station and the United States might be on the brink of electing its first female president.
Because of our proximity and close ties to the United States, many Bahamians, it seems, have taken a keen interest in the outcome of the American presidential election.
The United States has a chance to take its place amongst the other progressive thinking nations of the world (in this instance).
For all its military might and prowess, as the champion and guardian of world democracy, and its stance on human rights issues, the United States has lagged behind, in terms of female leadership.
But that might soon change, all things considered. It would be norm-shattering — in a positive way — if the United States elects its first female Black president. (Yes, I did say Black), being less than 10 years since Barack Obama the first male Black president was elected.
The criticisms by some detractors including Trump and others that she only recently embraced the Black community and Black idealogy, whether true or untrue, will not be sufficient to derail her chances of becoming president.
Historians would remember the likes of Indiri Gandhi of India, Benizar Bhutto of Pakistan, Golda Meir of Israel, Margaret Thatcher of Britain, Eugenia Charles of Dominica, our own Mia Mottley of Barbados, and just recently, Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, among others who once led or are now leading their respective countries.
In my opinion, Kamala Harris is the only candidate in the American presidential race who seems to be the voice of reason.
Judging from the outside, she seems to be armed with an unwavering moral clarity, as opposed to Donald Trump, who seems to be a magnet for controversy, and relishes the idea of becoming a dictator like Putin of Russia, or the leaders of Turkey or China.
That’s why he praises them. In the words of Trump, if he is elected president, Americans would not have to worry about voting any more. And so, on the morning of November 8, will we wake up with a dictator on our door steps, who seems hell-bent on trampling the rule of law and the American constitution, or will America continue to the road of freedom and democracy, where the rule of law is cherished and upheld?
Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers or architects of the American experiment, was asked by someone “what kind of government the constitution would give us?”
Franklyn’s reply was, “A republic, if you can keep it!”
We shall see.
Sincerely,
– Zephaniah Burrows
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Publish date : 2024-08-08 01:01:00
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