White America and the Rise of the Federal God-King

Introduction

Public service in the United States has a new face, and it is subtle racism, larger divisions of social classification, prejudices against non-Whites, and hatred towards those who are in line with progressive ideologies that would instill better values in this country.  Additionally, homage is given to public figures when social turmoil is falsely configured by the politicians and media companies which, in turn, creates a platform for both political parties to stand up and present themselves as problem solvers and representatives of their constituents.  This homage toward political figures is a script that has been manufactured so that support and votes are solidified, and most of the American public is blinded by the manifested social issues that the Democrats and Republicans, coupled with their donors, have caused. 

These social issues are constantly being projected, even more so when elections are in the midst.  Politicians these days have little contact with American citizens, and usually cater to large corporations and other special interest groups who are able to provide monies and the resources to have the above-mentioned scripts come to reality so that the previously mentioned blindness of Americans and voter retention is acquired.  Most recently, the rise of the Republican stronghold in the United States – the election of Donald Trump – provides a great example to use, and the entire political process of his victory will be examined in order to verify the premise of this blog, as well as to produce the necessary criticism toward the federal government and its lack of fulfillment in its obligations for the American people.

Starting from the 2016 presidential campaign and moving to the most recent political-social controversies that have arisen after the election of President Trump, this blog will show how the two major political parties – especially the Republicans – have deliberately caused social problems in order to be viewed as active and professional in their public service.  Second to this, an understanding about the roles of public service and social fear, and purposely delivered misinterpretations, will be able to be gleaned and thus confirm the ideations about false images of public service by the many representatives, senators, and executive positions in the United States government.

Politically Motivated Social Stratification

Social division in the United States is constant and there will never be a social structure that is not based on socioeconomic status and provides equal distribution of private and public services.  The politicians know this and use it to their advantage when performing their agendas that they have created, as well as during the social topics that are given to them by their donors – especially Republicans.  Social stratification is a utility that creates problems that public service officials want in order to be viewed as righteous and politically savvy in their decision making.  For example, poor racial and ethnic relations, low income status, crime, healthcare coverage, drug abuse, and constitutional conflicts all serve as a platform for public figures to guide their speeches in the direction that will mandate attention by civilians.  By having constant bickering and chaos in society with these issues, the politicians are given their purpose and are supported because of the desire by citizens to have remedies for the aforementioned problems.  Nevertheless, these issues within the topic of social stratification are never fully solved and routinely make their way into our public arena because of the benefits that are received from having the social turmoil being constant.  Again, this is a political motivation by the lawmakers and other public service personnel; however, this is a utensil that many other groups within our society use to their advantage too.
 

Businesses, activists, non-profit organizations, many other laypeople, and professionals all center their livelihoods on social stratification issues so that they can have purpose and worth in our society.  So, the conundrum of social stratification can be best described as a duality; yet politicians and their donors are the main causes for the issues being implemented into our society and certainly never being resolved.  For instance, social issues arise because of the lack of dedication to the matters by public officials and therefore the public takes on the social issues and generates movements and rallies on ideas that can only be implemented by the government officials.  The toxicity of our society is what makes up our functionality in individual and general perceptions.  In other words, our culture is based on turmoil and it is formulated by government officials, citizens’ disagreements, and the knowledge of the disdain and desire to keep it going in order to be perceived as worthy and professional.  Resolutions for the manifested problems are not solved because of this unique duality, and they are not solved on purpose in order to retain the previously mentioned goals in explicit and implicit manners. 

White America and the Republican Stronghold

As the 2016 presidential campaign initiated, the Republican politicians created a storm of phony claims that suggested Americans were going to benefit from their placement in the Whitehouse and other executive positions.  That is, tax reform, adherence to the Second Amendment, job creation, healthcare reform, education reforms, executive appointments in federal agencies, and elimination of terrorism in the United States and in foreign territories.  Given our governmental system of checks and balances, none of this can even be induced without approval from the President, Congress, and consent from the Supreme Court.  Therefore, the Republicans had to control the three parts of the federal government in order to be truthful in their claims.  This control-based agenda transitioned into stalling confirmations of Democratic judges, performing over-the-top slander in the media for Democratic candidates and wayward Republican candidates, and blatant corruption and unlawful activities in order to retain power in the federal system.  Case in point, the actions of the Republicans in the 2016 presidential campaign were more outlandish than in previous eras of conservative-political attrition.
      

With the desire of the Republican party being centered on taking power over the federal government, the need for public support became evident and most of the party’s 2016 campaigning was geared toward White Americans without any biases toward socioeconomic status that was used in many of the party’s prior political campaigns.  Elaborating further, previous political campaigns by the Republicans would posit general notions to White Americans in order to acquire support, yet most of these actions in the past during campaign seasons usually had brief durations and were done by candidates that were more right-centered or, again, non-conforming to all of the Republicans’ agendas.  However, the 2016 Republican presidential campaign had a makeover.  That is, this specific campaign eliminated the prior socioeconomic prejudices and presented speeches and policy ideas that all White Americans would listen to – and not only with tax reform and job creation.  This is said because these two policy issues (tax reform and job creation) have always been used by the Republicans to generate funding and support from White Americans in lower socioeconomic classes.  Nevertheless, the 2016 campaign posited egregious political behaviors that fooled the Caucasian Americans in a manner that was never done before and, in turn, the defeat of the Democrats was done under the guise of patriotism and notions of making America great again, and eventually led to the disregarding of the White people in lower socioeconomic divisions after the election of President Trump.  In sum, enormous lies were given to the White population in order to guarantee votes, and after the Republicans took control these untruthful campaign strategies came to light and affected the public in a terrible fashion.  Meaning that many of the promises and benefits that were expected were thrown to the wayside once the federal power by the Republicans was acquired. 

Republican 2016-2018 Timeline

January 2016

·         Republicans began weeding out those who were not generating positive images and feedback for the strive for federal authority.  Internal polls were showing a liking to non-traditional Christians, blue collar-conservative ideologies, firearms advocates, strong military goals, immigration restrictions, provocativeness, and stringent criminal justice policies – typical Republican beliefs with the exception being non-traditional religious characteristics and provocativeness.  Immigration concerns become a primary utility in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, and talks about building a wall across the Southwest often takes place still.
   

February 2016

·         Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, and Martin O’Malley – all who had a strong Christian-base –formally withdrew from the presidential campaign.  Jeb Bush recuses himself from the campaign because of the lack of funding in his campaign.  Chris Christy – a drug reform advocate – eliminates himself from the 2016 campaign.  Carly Fiorina dismisses herself from the campaign because of her inability to be offensive and ineffective outsider approach.  Rick Santorum leaves the campaign because of his typical status quo political attrition.  Ted Cruz remained the only strict Christian to remain in the 2016 campaign at this point.  John Kasich remains and operates on typical Republican jargon without much success.  Donald Trump begins to emerge as the primary candidate because of his non-conforming ideologies with Christianity and provocative style of politics.
 

March 2016

·         Donald Trump begins winning more caucuses than Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.  The Republican agenda began to shape its platform for American media networks for the political debate that involved both political parties (Republican and Democrat).  Donald Trump – under the influence of high-profile Republicans – was instructed to be more offensive and started calling out his opponents in his own party in order to solidify the voters in the lower social classes.  President Trump called out his opponents for taking contributions from corporations and lobbying groups and implemented slander to generate public perceptions about being “fed up” with the status quo of both political parties.  Ben Carson withdrawals his candidacy because of the lack of support from White America and his inability to be offensive.

April 2016

·         Donald Trump wins the majority of state primaries because of his use of disdain towards status quo public figures, and begins lashing out at Hillary Clinton and her liberal approaches to public policy more often.

May 2016

·         The American public is in favor of atypical politicians at this point, and John Kasich and Ted Cruz formally withdraw from the presidential race.  Donald Trump surpasses the minimum number of pledged delegates and becomes the center of attention for the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential campaign.  Mind you, this was constructed and deliberately performed by the top-level Republican politicians and their resources.  Essentially, the plan was to present a victor in an atypical fashion who still held Republican beliefs.  Marco Rubio drops out of the 2016 presidential race after losing primaries in his home state because of his typical Republican formatting.
      

June 2016

·         Donald Trump’s aides meet with Russian intelligence officials to plan political attacks against Hillary Clinton and groups who are strategically planning for a Democratic victory.

July 2016-October 2016

·         A smear campaign begins between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  Both candidates begin leaking disparaging media against each other.  Donald Trump is attacked for his sexism and Hillary Clinton’s public service, health, and associations with ousted politician Anthony Wiener begin to emerge.  Russian intelligence officials hack the emails at the Democratic primary, all of which was formulated by high-profile Republicans and associates of Donald Trump.  FBI Director, James Comey, testifies at a congressional hearing about emails from Hillary Clinton and infers that her professionalism may be questionable.

November 2016

·         Donald Trump loses the popular vote by approximately three million votes, but wins with more votes from members in the Electoral College; mostly in states that are primarily conservative in public policies.

December 2016

·         The Trump Transition Team meets in New York City and many of Donald Trump’s supporters and family members are given positions in his administration.  The President’s appointments include no Democrats, and the Republican stronghold reaches its final assertion. 

January 2017

·         Donald Trump’s inauguration causes first-time riots in Washington, D.C., and has a low attendance when compared to previous presidential inaugurations.  Dozens of protestors are arrested in Washington, D.C.

February 2017

·         President Trump issues a travel ban from countries that are suggested to have ties to terrorism.  People are left stranded at airports and not allowed to enter the United States.  Federal courts began debating the constitutionality of this executive order.

March 2017

·         President Trump dismisses environmental regulations with executive orders.  Moreover, public committees confirm meetings between executive-level politicians and Russian government officials; an official investigation is launched.  It is learned that Michael Flynn was an unregistered foreign agent during the 2016 presidential campaign.  President Trump’s son-in-law is appointed as head of the newly established Office of American Innovation.  Planned Parenthood receives less funding because of a tie-breaker vote by Vice President Pence.  Michael Flynn seeks immunity from prosecution from federal law enforcement because of his foreign ties with Russian officials.  Problems with North Korea begin to become constant, and sanctions are being discussed.

April 2017

·         President Trump allows Internet service providers to acquire and share users’ information with greater ease.  President Trump bombs Afghanistan.  Russia makes claims about having a more destructive explosive device in their military.  President Trump makes a claim that China may be responsible for the cyber attack against the electoral system.

May 2017

·         President Trump begins ranting about Russian collusion being a hoax.  FBI Director James Comey is fired.  President Trump signs a weapons deal with Saudi Arabia.  Investigations into Michael Flynn’s foreign ties begins to be more serious.

June 2017

·         President Trump declines participation in the 2015 Paris climate deal.  The United States Justice Department appeals the decision by the Supreme Court to end President Trump’s travel ban.  Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting and discusses the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  David Clarke recuses himself from the possible nomination for the Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security because of criminal allegations and claims of far-right beliefs.  

July 2017

·         Jared Kushner, the President’s son-in-law, testifies at a congressional committee hearing and denies any collusion with Russian intelligence agencies and foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.  The Affordable Care Act is not voted out, and President Trump calls the other Republicans “fools.” 

August 2017

·         Racial tensions in Charleston, South Carolina grow and cause riots and violence.  President Trump barely addresses the issue and not much on a federal level is done to quell the racial issues in this area or in the entire country.  President Trump vaguely denounces White supremacists.  President Trump makes nuclear threats against North Korea on Twitter.  Hope Hicks is appointed by President Trump as Whitehouse Communications Director to replace Anthony Scaramucci.  She has no experience in the government or private sector relating to the position.  Steve Bannon, President Trump’s Chief Strategist, resigns.  Sheriff Joe Arpaio is pardoned by President Trump.  The advertising budget for the Affordable Care Act is cut by 90 %. 

September 2017

·         Meetings about DACA begin, and President Trump asserts his position on undocumented persons in the United States.  Talks about stronger border security begin to be formulated.  President Trump makes a speech at the United Nations, and calls the North Korean leader “rocket man.”  A new executive order about the travel ban is issued.

October 2017

·         A mass shooting occurs in Las Vegas.  Not much is done by President Trump except mourn the victims and their significant others.  No discussion about gun control takes place from the Whitehouse.  The Department of Justice reverses occupational protections against transgender people.  President Trump claims that the NFL protests during the national anthem are inappropriate, but never addresses the racial injustices in the United States in any manner.  The Trump re-election organization releases its funding documents, and there are ties to Russian officials and organizations.  A federal judge blocks the newest form of President Trump’s travel ban.  Paul Manafort and Rick Gates surrender to the FBI because of allegations to foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.  George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about having foreign ties during the 2016 presidential campaign.  President Trump’s ban on transgender military personnel is blocked by a federal judge.

November 2017

·         Republicans begin to forge their tax reform and President Trump brags about its future success.  An act of terror occurs in New York City, and President Trump calls for the offender's execution.  President Trump supports a Republican governor candidate in Virginia, the Republican candidate loses to a Democrat and President Trump makes disparaging comments on his social media accounts.  President Trump makes disparaging remarks to Native American military veterans and makes no apologies.  Jared Kushner is interviewed by prosecutors who preside over the Russian collusion case.

December 2017

·         Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI.  The Supreme Court upholds President Trump’s latest version of the travel ban.  Republicans pass their tax reforms and give tax cuts to wealthy Americans and corporations.  Hope Hicks is interviewed by law enforcers about the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.  President Trump supports Republican Senate candidate, Roy Moore, who was accused of being a child predator.  The Democratic candidate, Doug Jones, wins the election.  Net Neutrality is repealed.

January 2018

·         President Trumps makes more threats of a nuclear attack on North Korea.  Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury is making its way to the market, and President Trump’s has his attorneys issue a cease and desist letter in order to stop the book from being published and sold.

February 2018

·         13 Russians are indicted for conspiracy against the United States during the 2016 presidential campaign.  Rick Gates pleads guilty to federal charges related to foreign interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.  Paul Manafort receives new criminal charges.  A high-school shooting takes place in Florida, and 17 people are killed.  Republicans refuse to admonish the NRA and disregard the public’s opinion about gun control and lobbyism.  President Trump speaks at a CPAC convention and suggests that arming teachers is a good solution to gun violence in the United States. 

Social Fear and Government-Produced Panic

Public officials in the federal government initiated a new age of propaganda that had no limitations starting the in the 1980s, and it still has no boundaries.  Fear, and its ability to create control, became a utility that allowed politicians to violate laws and produce political agendas that provided the desired attention of being coherent to public demands and, in turn, developing hero-based campaigns that made the public officials popular because of their claims of solution-driven policy making.  For example, the crack-cocaine epidemic, opioid epidemic, fear of victimization by illegal aliens, terrorism, and lack of governmental order about other issues are all used by lawmakers to instill fear in society in order to be viewed as political-heroes that are able to save Americans with their diligence towards the above-mentioned matters.  Moreover, these examples serve as a window into the self-generated turmoil between the two major political parties in the United States.  That is, as the political parties compete for dominance they induce victimization in mental states and attempt to counteract political commentary by their opposition.  To be more precise, as the politicians discuss public policies about reducing civilian fear they implement slander about broken policies and ineffective decision making by their opponents – which is simply another use of fear in the public forums, but in a personal and political connotation.  By suggesting that political opponents are unqualified for problematic issues, the elements of fear enters into the minds of citizens via the format of possibly having a politician who is weak, unable to solve problems, and lacks the required assertiveness that is necessary to eliminate social issues that cause individual and general social stresses.  So, government-produced panic about specific problems in society transitions into the fear of not having the proper person in public office.  The reciprocity of this is demonstrated with campaigns, news broadcasts, and statistics that depict the horribleness of previous public policies and the political parties who are allegedly responsible for enacting the suggested weakly effective legislation.

Summation

Overall, the Republican agenda for the 2016 presidential election was centered on fooling White people about public policies and inducing fear about unregulated or liberal policies, getting White people to vote regardless of the lack of truth in political campaigns, treason, and taking whatever actions necessary to retain Republican agendas throughout the term of President Trump.  This was accomplished and is still ongoing.  As the Republicans routinely manufacture media and propaganda about social issues that cause fear, the Democrats have initiated their own forms of social fears through the scrutiny of the Republican stronghold.  This is noticed when discussions about Republican claims of unjust law enforcement investigations, gun control concerns, and bigotry by the opposing party take place by liberal policymakers.  Nonetheless, the truth of the Democrats is apparent in their presentations, yet the Republican stronghold is currently so fierce and heinous that any possibilities of bipartisanship will not occur.  Through the use of politics, the conservative lawmakers have ascertained a position that is undefeatable in the United States unless similar actions of the Republicans by the Democrats takes place – a unique duality that is rooted in authoritative regimes and pure greed.