Congratulations Mr Donald Trump, 47th President of the United States of America 4991

Aziz Daouda, 8 mois.

- Politique mondiale - Politique - Societé -

3 min de lecture.

Trump is now the 47th President of the USA, after having been the 45th. It's a new and interesting development. During his first term, he broke with what the world had become accustomed to from the USA. He even went so far as to make contact with Kim Jong-Un, supreme leader of Pyongyang and of more than 26 million North Koreans. His relationship with Putin was marked by respect, and China was able to trade with him without ideological difficulties. His philosophy is basic: USA first. Anything that serves his country's interests is welcome. In his mind, there are no allies, only economic rivals, not even the Europeans. NATO is a heavy burden for him, and defending anyone is none of his business. He'll say to the Europeans, you want NATO to defend you, pay up. European leaders, intervening in scattered order, came begging for his blessing and protection, to no avail. All they got was disdain, if not humiliation. Merkel and Macron know all about it. World leaders, Europeans and others stayed up late on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and watched helplessly as the USA's most atypical president was re-elected. The man who turned all North American electoral habits on their head. Many of them had a headache, a very bad one indeed. Most of them had secretly hoped for Kamala's election in the hope of a political and strategic continuum, that of the Democrats, embodied by Biden. They will be jostling to offer their congratulations: Congratulations Mr. President. Trump knocked out Kamala and his $2.8 billion campaign fund, while he, despite Elon Musk's boundless support, didn't raise more than $1.8 billion. Kamala's forced and cartoonish smile wasn't enough. Having never lost an election in her life, she didn't even have the courage to address her supporters on the election night. Kamala couldn't shake off Biden's tainted image. It has stuck to her. The economic success of his mandate wasn't enough; neither was the $1,000 billion invested in infrastructure. American housewives, young executives and blue-collar workers alike held him responsible for the decline in their purchasing power, and let Kamala know it at the ballot box. It's not totally untrue. The inflation that has raged around the world is largely due to the Russo-Ukrainian war, which the Biden administration has kept going with its generous arms and ammunition aid to the man who went straight from a TV series to a presidential mandate in a country that is, to say the least, bizarre since it broke away from the USSR. Wasn't there room for negotiation, particularly if we had revived the Minsk agreements, signed under the aegis of the Europeans, led by Germany and with the blessing of the Americans? That's all Putin wanted. The tensions stirred up with China also helped in this inflationary crisis that impacted the whole world, with catastrophic consequences for small economies and the 8 billion people on earth. Kamala paid for this, but also for the fact that her words were confusing and that, instead of presenting a plan for the future of Americans, she merely dug her own grave, getting bogged down in the rhetoric that Trump deftly lured her into. Her advisors and communicators failed to grasp the trick. On January 20, just after the pleasure of celebrating Christmas and New Year's Eve; victorious, Trump will deliver his sermon. Between now and then, he'll be fine-tuning his plans and putting together a team of loyal followers. He doesn't want to relive the first term and its defections from his team. And he'll be a strong 47th President of the USA, unopposed in the US Congress, his party having won a majority in both houses. The Supreme Court will also be his. He'll have the upper hand. There's more in the world than only Europe and China, or India and Russia, there's also Africa. In his previous term of office, he didn't even look at it. Biden, on the other hand, paid attention to what was happening on the black continent, and to the growing intrusion of Russia, India, Turkey and, above all, China. He saw this as a threat to American interests and began to act to counter it. He accused his rivals of exploiting African resources without fair compensation. He called for greater justice in a partnership that respected the dignity of Africans. Biden will even organize a U.S.-Africa summit and shake hands with African leaders as no U.S. president before him has done. Not even Kenya's Obama. Joe made Kenya a strategic partner and received the Kenyan president on a state visit, a privilege no African leader had enjoyed for over forty years. He spoke of integrating Africa into the global market, facilitating the mobilization of capital to finance major projects. 55 billion will be mobilized for this purpose. Among other projects, the Lobito Corridor railroad line will be financed, integrating Angola with its Benguela line and linking it with Zambia and the DRC. Africans and Europeans alike have legitimate questions about the place Donald Trump will reserve for them in his foreign policy, especially his economic policy. Many were undoubtedly hoping to take advantage of Kamala's skin color and her origins... But that's not knowing the mentality of Americans of all origins. The ones who should be worried are the Palestinians. Trump is all about Israel. After all, he's the president who moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. No president before him had the courage to do so. Netanyahu must have followed the American elections closely and slept very well that night. Despite his unconditional support, Trump will seek to restore peace in the Middle East. Does he seek to impose a lasting solution: probably. He would like history to remember that. But at what cost to the Palestinians? The consequences of October 7 are likely to harm them in more ways than one. In Trump's mind, they'll make up for it. In any case, the day after the election, the price of oil fell drastically and the dollar recovered. For Moroccans, Trump is adored. This is the American president who solemnly recognized the legitimacy of the Cherifian Kingdom's sovereignty over its southern provinces, and who will no doubt speed things up even further. As for our friend Zelenski, there's a good chance that the play will be over for him this time.

Entre deux vérités 28

Zinebloukili9, 9 h.

- Philosophie - D'un autre monde -

3 min de lecture.

La vérité est une, mais les érudits l’appellent par différents noms. Dans mes textes précédents, j’évoque souvent cette idée, celle de l’unité avec Dieu. C’est une pensée qu’on retrouve dans le soufisme, à travers des figures comme Ibn Arabi. Mais cette idée d’unité n’est pas née avec l’islam. Des philosophes comme Plotin, bien avant, parlaient déjà d’un principe unique. Chez lui, "L’Un", c’est l’origine de tout ce qui existe. Tout en découle. Tout y retourne. Rien n’existe sans lui. En simplifiant beaucoup, ce concept signifie que Dieu, la création, les humains, la terre, les anges, l’enfer, le paradis… tout cela ne serait qu’une seule et même réalité, une manifestation de Dieu, une expression de Lui. Je l’ai parfois formulé ainsi : "En se connaissant soi-même, on rencontre Dieu." Ibn Arabi était parfois appelé "le plus grand maître" (Cheikh al-Akbar). D’autres, plus critiques, l’ont surnommé "Cheikh al-Akfar" le maître des impies". C’est dire à quel point sa pensée divise. Il affirme que tout est en Dieu. Qu’il n’y a rien en dehors de Lui. Il parle d’une réalité unique, divine, qui se manifeste sous mille formes, les nôtres, celles du monde, du visible comme de l’invisible. Il écrit en poésie : Mon coeur est devenu capable d'accueillir toute forme. Il est le pâturage pour gazelle et abbaye pour moine ! Il est un temple pour idoles et la Kaaba pour qui en fait le tour. Il est les tables de la Thora et aussi les feuilles du Coran ! La religion que je professe est celle de l'Amour. L'Amour est ma religion et ma foi. Mais certains prennent ces paroles au pied de la lettre, comme s’il disait "l’homme est Dieu". Et forcément, ça choque. Pourtant, je pense qu’il ne s’agit pas d’une confusion mais d’une tentative de dire que tout ce qui existe est enraciné en Dieu. Que notre perception, voilée, morcelée, nous donne l’illusion d’être séparés. Il dit d'ailleurs: "Dieu est le miroir dans lequel l’homme se contemple, et l’homme est le miroir dans lequel Dieu contemple Sa création." Ce n’est pas de l’arrogance. Ce n’est pas non plus de l’égarement. C’est une manière poétique, mystique, de parler d’un lien invisible, subtil, entre ce que nous croyons être et ce que Dieu reflète à travers nous. Mais en parallèle de cette vision, j’ai aussi grandi avec l’idée de la séparation. On m’a transmis une vision plus classique, plus sobre. Une vision dualiste. Dieu est au-dessus de tout. Il est distinct de sa création. Il n’a pas de forme, pas de besoin. Il est le Créateur, nous sommes les créatures. Il n’y a pas de confusion possible. Le Coran nous dit : "Il n’y a rien qui lui ressemble." (42:11) Dans cette vision, Dieu reste unique, parfait, au-delà de tout. Et l’humain, même dans sa beauté (ou pas), reste limité, séparé, humble face à Lui. Et moi, je me tiens entre ces deux mondes. Je les ressens tous les deux. L’un me parle de proximité, de mystère, d’amour. L’autre me parle de majesté, de transcendance, de distance. Ils semblent opposés, mais en moi, ils coexistent. Et pour ne pas me simplifier la tâche, il y a le Coran. Ce livre sacré que je prends moi pour la parole de Dieu. Mais aussi pour une parole dense, profonde, mystérieuse. Une parole qu’on ne peut jamais enfermer dans une seule explication. Quelqu’un a dit un jour que le Coran est comme un océan, plus on plonge, plus on découvre des couches, des sens, des profondeurs qu’on ne soupçonnait pas. Il se lit mille fois. Il se comprend mille fois autrement. Tout dépend de l’état du cœur de celui qui lit. Je crois que c’est voulu. Si la vérité était évidente à la première lecture, la quête serait terminée avant même d’avoir commencé. Au final, j’ai remarqué quelque chose, je crois en tout, et en même temps, je ne crois en rien. Je crois à plusieurs réalités, mais je ne sais pas si l’une d’elles est la vraie. Mon cerveau est en lui-même un paradoxe. Ce n’est pas un mal, ni une faiblesse. C’est juste une grande ouverture d’esprit, une façon d’accueillir le mystère sans vouloir tout enfermer dans une seule vérité. Ce qui compte au fond, c’est que je crois en Dieu. Que je marche avec Dieu, même si je ne comprends pas tout. C’est cette foi, cette relation intime, qui guide mes pas. Et croire en Dieu, c’est accepter qu’il y ait du mystère Alors je cherche. Avec l’intellect, parce que j’aime comprendre. Mais surtout avec le cœur, parce que lui seul sait parfois ce que la tête ne peut pas expliquer. Et quand je parle de cœur, j’évoque en ce sens le cœur de l’âme. Il ne s'agit pas là d’un organe physique, mais du centre de la perception mystique et de l’intuition profonde. Alors que les créatures fassent partie de Dieu, ou que Dieu soit totalement séparé de sa créature, Dieu reste Dieu. Plus grand que les mots. Plus vaste que les pensées. Plus profond que les écoles de pensée. Parfois, l’essentiel n’est pas de choisir un camp. Mais de rester humble. De marcher entre les mondes. De chercher la lumière, sans jamais prétendre l’avoir saisie. Et au fond, la lumière est partout. Même quand on ne comprend pas.