As Western democracies grapple with internal divisions, economic challenges, and growing disillusionment, the political landscape across the United States, Europe, and other parts of the West has increasingly become a battleground for ideological, economic, and geopolitical struggles. Central to this crisis are the escalating proxy wars in Palestine and Ukraine, which have served to further divide political opinion while reinforcing the influence of global elites on Western politics.

In the United States, the 2024 Presidential election is set against the backdrop of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s political rivalry. Both candidates have reaffirmed their support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, despite Israel’s controversial military actions in Gaza and the West Bank. Their ongoing backing of Ukraine’s Zelensky regime, albeit less enthusiastic, also reflects the US’s broader geopolitical strategy of countering Russian influence in Eastern Europe. These foreign policy stances align with the interests of global elites, who continue to support American interventionism.

However, it is Donald Trump, the former President and convicted felon, who has dominated the narrative of this election. His audacious claims of a stolen 2020 election and role in inciting the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, once deemed politically disqualifying, now seem less significant to his base of supporters. Over 70 million Americans voted for Trump in 2020, and many remain loyal to him, reinforcing the deep ideological split that characterizes modern American politics.

Trump’s platform of lies, revenge, and inflammatory rhetoric has transformed the 2024 race into a spectacle of polarizing extremes. Yet Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has opted not to dwell on Trump’s transgressions. Instead, her campaign has focused on ridiculing Trump’s personality rather than addressing his attacks on democratic institutions. Harris’s strategy may reflect a broader resignation within the Democratic Party: that condemning Trump’s behavior no longer resonates with a large segment of American voters. Her message of unity-while politically attractive-appears disconnected from the fractured reality of modern........

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