The end of the American presidential election appears to have marked the end of division throughout the 50 states of America. It is not only that Americans are exhausted from having confronted one another so universally throughout the past decade. Americans have confronted the plain truths that anyone, Republican or Democrat, can have a special needs child. Witnessing the recent meeting between President Biden and President-elect Trump signalled an end to the division. Americans no longer wish to hear anything but thank-you then get on with the agenda. Everyone knows that there are minorities and priorities.  Everyone knows that there are bullies and greedy people. Neither political party can claim to have overcome those potential social and political obstructions.  But it’s time to give it a try.  On all sides.  Face to face.

There is always going to be ample political fodder which survives even the most generous view of the world. It is time however to avoid becoming entangled in that mess.  Certainly the regular avenues of enquiry and debate will be sustained but we mustn’t allow ourselves to become embroiled in token ritual political barbs.  For example, the persuasion of the government-elect to involve people who are “on side” is nothing that any one of us would not do in similar circumstances; in fact if we were to do otherwise it would be considered a peril or outright stupidity.

Barring the latest conspiracy theory about Elon Musk having rigged the election results through space age technology, we have what everyone purported to want; that is, a healthy debate and a legitimate assessment, one which has the added feature of being widespread in terms of both numbers and demographics.  In short, the American people have spoken. Like it or not, majority rules. And for good reason.

Certainly it is possible for the presidential election result to have been a hoax upon the public.  Frankly I hardly think so.  Nor do I think it was Trump in particular who won the election.  I think the American people decided what they wanted.  Whether the Republicans actually now represent the working class; whether Democrats truly were guided by well-to-do educated people; whether all politicians are merely protecting their own status.  All that remains to be determined, if indeed it matters or is possible to do so. The scope however is now above the murky water line into the foreseeable future.

Moreover the clear voice of the outstanding balance of American voters has decided that it’s time to settle the rhetoric and get back to business. Americans cannot escape the fact that China and Russia are moving ahead not merely with territorial expansion (which I believe to be limited to historic interests only, not new Flander’s Fields) but importantly with commercial “imperialism” or predominance however you want to describe it.

Hearing about the closing of furniture builders in North Carolina while at the same time hearing about the increase and vitality of imports from Vietnam has to disturbing to anyone with a forward view.  And it needn’t be controversial.  The old ways directed to nationalism and isolationism are not likely to work in the modern world.  There have to be new ways of doing business for mutual satisfaction.  It is those people of cooperative and inventive minds who will prove themselves the true pioneers of the future.

I am not saying that the battle between MAGA and others has not been dreadful on many levels.  But there is no value in preserving the capacity to outcall and abuse those with whom we do not agree. In the end, on either side, we’re all special needs candidates, independent of philosophy and acronyms.