Trump's Attack on the Democrats: A Coup Against Democracy or an Exposure of its Falsehood?
The News:
US President Donald Trump launched a series of sharp statements, criticizing the performance of the Democrats, the voting system, immigration policies, and government shutdowns, stressing that the time has come for Republicans to take decisive steps (Al Jazeera Network).
Comment:
Since Donald Trump's rise to the American political scene, the world has witnessed a wide debate about the nature of his speech and his style of dealing with his political opponents. Between those who see him as a reformer who wants to restore America to its "lost greatness," and those who consider him a direct threat to the values of democracy, the most important question remains: Is Trump's continuous attack on the Democratic Party just a natural political conflict, or is it in its essence a coup against American democracy itself?
The United States has always presented itself to the world as the "protector of democracy" and the "symbol of freedom," but the reality reveals that this democracy has often been a tool of hegemony, not a model of political integrity. The American system, like other capitalist systems, is based on a partisan conflict governed by major interests, giant corporations, and Zionist lobbies, more than it is governed by the will of the people.
In this context, Trump's attack on the Democrats comes as an internal explosion in the heart of the American system, as it exposes the real conflict between the elite class that controls the joints of the state, and the American people who feel that their voice is no longer effective in political decision-making.
There is no doubt that Trump carries a populist discourse that touches the feelings of the middle class and the poor in America, but at the same time he uses this discourse to serve his own interests. His attack on the Democrats does not stem from his concern for democracy, but from his quest to restore his power and influence. However, what he says opens the door for a real review by their people and our peoples, who are dyed with their civilization; Is American democracy really fair, or is it just a play in which faces change and interests remain the same?
The escalating hostile rhetoric between Republicans and Democrats has revealed the falsehood of democracy, and we are facing a tense political scene. The Democrats' accusation that Trump is trying to overthrow democracy is met by the Republicans' accusation that their opponents are rigging elections and controlling the media and the judiciary.
It is a cold war that reveals that democracy is an imaginary idea that has not been applied and will not be applied except in people's minds and dreams, and in reality, it is a fragile cover for the interests of the elite.
As Muslims, we must realize that what is happening in the West is not a conflict over values, but a conflict over power and influence. And that Western democracy is not an alternative to Islam, because governance in Islam is based on justice and accountability before God Almighty, not on propaganda, money, and media influence.
The exposure of the contradictions of the American system today is a call for us to restore confidence in our divine system, which is based on the principle of ﴿AND THEIR AFFAIR IS [DETERMINED BY] CONSULTATION AMONG THEMSELVES﴾, not on the whims of parties and the control of money and the media.
Trump's attack on the Democrats, although it seems like a rebellion against American political norms, is in fact a mirror reflecting the crisis of Western democracy itself. It is not only a coup against democracy, but an exposure of its falsehood, and that it is dead, waiting for the Caliphate to announce its death and burial soon, God willing. Our responsibility is to be certain that the path to renaissance is not by imitating the West, but by returning to our identity, our Sharia, and the justice that God has willed for us.
Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Abdul Azim Al-Hashlamoun
