Q: What do you think of Biden’s inauguration speech?
A: My biggest response to the inaugural address was relief. We have spent 4 years with a crazy person, who literally did not understand how to perform the job of president in charge. In that time, he has done enormous damage to our country by sowing the seeds of hatred and prejudice and crying “lies!” any time anyone tried to correct him. During Trump’s time as president, the number of hate crimes has skyrocketed. Not only that, but they have become increasingly violent. Many people have spent the last 4 years worried every single day, that they, their friends and family, or other loved ones were in danger.
Biden’s speech was the start of a return to normalcy. He speaks in the manner that a president should – with respect and concern for our citizens, instead of insults and derision. He has clear plans set forth for a multitude of problems, when the previous administration stuck its head in the sand and did nothing. Biden has been wise enough to listen to those who were his primary race opponents and hear their ideas, concerns and proposals. He has not fully adopted any of their policies, but he has taken a great many of their ideas and is working them into his own plans.
In a perfect world, Biden would not have been my choice. But his speech gave me more confidence in his plans, and an overwhelming sense of relief that the US can now begin to heal.
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大統領就任演説の私の一番大きな感想は安堵だったわ。この４年間、大統領の職務をどう果たすかをまるでわかっていない、狂った人と過ごしてきたからね。彼は、この間に憎悪や偏見の種をまき、彼を正そうとする人にはいつも「ウソだ」と叫ぶことで我が国をとてつもなく傷つけてきた。トランプが大統領の時、ヘイトクライムが急増しただけだけでなく、それらは凶暴さを増したの。この４年間、多くの人が自分や友人、家族、愛する人たちが危険にさらされていることを心配して日々を過ごした。
バイデンの演説は正常への回帰の始まりだったわね。彼は国民に対し、侮辱や嘲笑ではなく、敬意と思慮をもって大統領らしく話している。そして、前政権が見て見ぬふりをして、何もしなかったたくさんの問題に対する計画を明らかにしている。バイデンはとても思慮深く、予備選挙で敵だった人に耳を傾け、彼らの考えや懸念、提案を聞いているわ。彼らの政策を全て採用してはいないけど、非常に多くのアイデアを取り入れて、今、彼の計画に組み込んでいるわね。
理想の世界なら、バイデンは私の選択肢ではないの。でも、彼の演説を聞いて彼の計画への信頼と米国が癒されるという安心感を持てたわ。
