Trump's Policies Present a Risk to Civilized Society.

His domestic and foreign initiatives – ranging from the challenge to the democratic process in the past to recent incursions and threats – undermine both national and global law. However, the issue goes deeper.

These actions threaten the core idea of what we mean by.

A ethical foundation of civilized society is to prevent the dominant from harming and taking advantage of the vulnerable. Failing that, we risk being trapped in a brutish war where only the fittest wins.

This ideal is embedded of America’s founding documents. It is equally the foundation of the global system established after WWII supported by the America, built on collective action, democracy, fundamental freedoms, and the supremacy of law.

However, it is a vulnerable principle, frequently ignored by those who seek to abuse their authority. Upholding it demands that the powerful have the moral fortitude to refrain from seeking short-term wins, and that the rest of us hold them accountable if they don't.

Unfettered might does not make right. It makes for turmoil, upheaval, and war.

Each instance entities that are richer and more powerful attack and exploit those that are weaker, the framework of civilization frays. If such aggression are not contained, the system fails. If not stopped, the world can fall into instability and violence. We have seen this pattern previously.

Today, we live in a society and world marked by extreme inequality. Political and economic power are held by fewer hands than ever before. This encourages the elite to take advantage of the less fortunate because they act with a sense of above the law.

The resources of a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals is almost beyond comprehension. The influence of major corporations in technology, energy, and aerospace extends over a vast portion of the world. AI is likely to consolidate economic and political clout to a greater degree. The destructive power of the major powers is unprecedented in the annals of time.

Empowered by political allies and an accommodating judicial body, the highest office has been transformed into the most dominant and unchecked instrument of the state in history.

Combine these factors and you perceive the looming crisis.

A clear connection connects previous transgressions to ongoing provocations. Each were premised on the overconfidence of absolute power.

You see much the same in other global contexts: in wars of aggression, in expansive ambitions, and in the worldwide exploitation by industrial titans.

Yet, strength without restraint does not establish right. It fosters fragility, revolution, and war.

The lessons of the past reveal that rules and conventions to check the influential also safeguard them. If these guardrails are removed, their endless appetite for increased control and resources eventually cause their collapse – and with them their corporations, nations, or empires. And risk international catastrophe.

This blatant lawlessness will haunt international stability – and indeed civilization – for a long time.

Margaret Crane
Margaret Crane

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