American here. Assuming we muddle through the next 3.5 years (a fairly big assumption, I admit), I think things will get better, but in a qualified way. The tension will dip and you can even make short term changes that will be welcome to everybody like easing border restrictions and increasing communication and cooperation, but it’s going to take literally generations of non-crazy American administrations to rebuild the trust to where it was, and that’s 100% fair.
Large infrastructure projects are going to get delayed or shelved, treaties will not be negotiated, money will be spent on duplicating efforts because the US may be a better or worse partner in future administrations, so we’re no longer a reliable partner in any way. All because half the country thinks you should never have to deal with anything you don’t immediately understand and approve of, and anything that’s mildly unpleasant in your life is the fault of people who don’t look or speak or pray like you.
Yes I agree, and of course we hope the insanity will end. But as you write, just because Democrats manage to get elected next time, is not enough to restore trust.
When (if) things return to normal, we can trade and cooperate, but we can’t have any dependence on USA anymore.
It must be tough to be American right now, and I don’t mean inflation, house prices or recession. But the psychological environment must be insanely stressful.
I really feel for the Americans that understand what’s going on, and tried to prevent it.
Personally when Trump got elected, I decided to simply disregard USA as friend and partner. And consider USA as a country as mostly irrelevant now.
Maybe if there’s a revolution, and AOC becomes president, then I would have hope for a quick recovery. But there are not any realistic way I can see for that in the near future.
American here. Assuming we muddle through the next 3.5 years (a fairly big assumption, I admit), I think things will get better, but in a qualified way. The tension will dip and you can even make short term changes that will be welcome to everybody like easing border restrictions and increasing communication and cooperation, but it’s going to take literally generations of non-crazy American administrations to rebuild the trust to where it was, and that’s 100% fair.
Large infrastructure projects are going to get delayed or shelved, treaties will not be negotiated, money will be spent on duplicating efforts because the US may be a better or worse partner in future administrations, so we’re no longer a reliable partner in any way. All because half the country thinks you should never have to deal with anything you don’t immediately understand and approve of, and anything that’s mildly unpleasant in your life is the fault of people who don’t look or speak or pray like you.
Yes I agree, and of course we hope the insanity will end. But as you write, just because Democrats manage to get elected next time, is not enough to restore trust.
When (if) things return to normal, we can trade and cooperate, but we can’t have any dependence on USA anymore.
It must be tough to be American right now, and I don’t mean inflation, house prices or recession. But the psychological environment must be insanely stressful.
I really feel for the Americans that understand what’s going on, and tried to prevent it.
Personally when Trump got elected, I decided to simply disregard USA as friend and partner. And consider USA as a country as mostly irrelevant now.
Maybe if there’s a revolution, and AOC becomes president, then I would have hope for a quick recovery. But there are not any realistic way I can see for that in the near future.