Old-School Joe Biden shows Radicals like Trump how Things Should Be Done

Welcome back to Trad Lib News. In the past week, the world has erupted in frustration over a grave injustice. What began as one unjust death in Minnesota sparked protests that spread across the rest of America, and then across the rest of the Western world, in just a matter of days.

So what has President Trump done to address this? Bringing people together? Leading his country towards a process of healing? That would be what a normal president, of either party, would do, but that’s just not like Trump. Instead, he finds the time to pick another political fight. He has rebranded himself the law and order president, pointing his finger at the involvement of certain far-left elements in the protests, and making that his central issue. As a Traditionalist Liberal, I’m indeed no friend of the far-left. I have often criticized them in the past, and I will continue doing so, in the hope that liberal values will triumph and the far-left won’t win. But now is really not the time for this. Right now, people are frustrated, they are sad and angry over a very real injustice that has cost a very real human life. This is the issue that needs to be addressed, right now. I’m frankly very disappointed that Trump has responded this way. His insensitivity to human suffering is beyond even my original estimation.

In contrast, Joe Biden shows that he cares about what the people are feeling. Right now, what he can offer are just words, but even in those words you can see a sincere promise to address the injustice, bring people together, and heal the wounds, should he become President. No matter where you are in the political spectrum, I think one should be able to empathize with his words, as long as one has a decent heart.

Much has been said about Biden being old-fashioned, but I actually think this is a good thing. Being old-fashioned is certainly under appreciated these days. The fact is, Trump is not even a conservative in any meaningful sense of the word. He is, in every sense of the word, a radical. Throughout his life, Trump has shown a lack of regard for any tradition or convention, if it is in the way of what he wants to do. He has always lacked an appreciation of the things that nurture humanity, the bonds that make up the social fabric, and the values that support strong and healthy families. These things are the product of many centuries of human civilization, but Trump simply has no appreciation for any of that. On the other hand, Biden has shown throughout his career that he has always been a defender of these values. And in a time of crisis like this, his appreciation for traditional decency is highly valuable. I believe that, should Biden become president, his appreciation of the values of humanity, handed down through the generations, would serve well in healing the fractures that these past few very difficult years has brought to America, and the Western world more broadly.

Originally published at http://taraellasunnya.blogspot.com.

TaraElla is a singer-songwriter, independent journalist and author, who is passionate about free speech, liberty and equality. She is the author of the Moral Libertarian Horizon books, which focus on developing a moral case for freedom-based politics in the 21st century.