The Former President's Policies Constitute a Risk to Civilized Society.
The national and international initiatives – ranging from the attempted coup in the past to recent incursions and statements – weaken both national and global jurisprudence. The implications are broader.
They jeopardize the very concept of what we mean by.
The ethical foundation of any advanced culture is to stop the dominant from attacking and exploiting the vulnerable. Failing that, we would be trapped in a brutish war where might makes right wins.
This ideal lies at the center of the nation's founding texts. This is also the foundation of the postwar international order advocated by the America, which stresses international cooperation, democracy, fundamental freedoms, and the supremacy of law.
Yet, it is a vulnerable principle, frequently ignored by those who would exploit their authority. Maintaining it necessitates that the influential have the moral fortitude to abstain from seeking temporary advantages, and that the rest of us demand responsibility if they don't.
Absolute power does not equal right. It results in uncertainty, chaos, and hostilities.
Each instance individuals, companies, or nations that are advantaged prey upon those that are less so, the structure of society weakens. Should such behavior are allowed to continue, the fabric unravels. Allowing it to persist, the world can plunge into chaos and war. We have seen this pattern previously.
We now inhabit a society and world marked by extreme inequality. Political and economic power are more concentrated than ever before. This creates conditions for the elite to take advantage of the weaker because they perceive themselves as untouchable.
The fortunes of a handful of tycoons is difficult to fathom. The power of major corporations in technology, energy, and aerospace extends over numerous countries. Artificial intelligence is could further concentrate wealth and power even more. The military might of the world's largest nations is unmatched in recorded history.
Empowered by political allies and a sympathetic high court, the highest office has been transformed into the most dominant and unchecked agent of government in recent memory.
Consider this confluence and you see the threat.
A direct line links past breaches of norms to current menaces. Each were founded upon the overconfidence of absolute power.
One observes a similar pattern in the actions of other powers: in wars of aggression, in coercive diplomacy, and in the worldwide exploitation by powerful corporate entities.
But, strength without restraint does not make right. It fosters fragility, revolution, and war.
The lessons of the past reveal that laws and norms to check the powerful also shield them. Absent these limits, their endless appetite for more power and wealth ultimately cause their collapse – along with their enterprises, countries, or domains. And pave the way for international catastrophe.
This blatant disregard for rules will cast a long shadow over America and the global community – and indeed civilized conduct – for the foreseeable future.
