The historical importance of the investiture of Biden

The historical context in which the investiture of president took place Joe Biden, With the recent insurrection at the Capitol and attempts by his predecessor Donald Trump to retain power by force, place the event among the most important in American politics, these days divided between the factions that support unconditionally to the New York magnate and those who hate his policies and divisive discourse.

In fact, political experts anticipated that the investiture, held in the US capital under heavy security measures, could be as remembered by historians as the polling station controversies in the anteroom of Rutherford’s presidency. Hayes (1877-1981), the Speech of Infamy delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) after the Pearl Harbor attacks, or the speech of Abraham Lincoln (1961-1965) in Gettysburg, in the middle of the American Civil War.

“There are many parallels that reflect the historical significance of this moment. For example, in Lincoln’s (Gettysburg) speech, he was dealing with a country that was divided and was taken up in arms by an issue as polarizing as the slavery was a house divided against itself The recent violence in the Capitol is the culmination of multiple acts of violence by groups acting against African Americans and Latinos.These acts of violence are manifestations of a kind of battle in their very essence , albeit with different methods. But the result and the importance is the same because it involves a blunt stab in the face of the United States and deep wounds difficult to heal that the president has to help overcome. “, Said José Rivera González, professor of international politics at the University of the Sacred Heart.

“If you compare this moment I would think of 1876 when the polling station was shut down Hayes was chosen in an unusual process and this allowed racism to flourish openly in the south. I think that Trump I wanted to force this and we have with Biden an obstinacy to resolve the crisis, “said activist Federico de Jesús.

Political analyst Ignacio Rivera expressed that Biden’s message, on the one hand, sought to foster the union between the different ideological factions in the United States and, on the other, to show strength and impose limits on those groups that promote values. negatives such as racism, intolerance, violence and segregation.

“Biden’s speech was one of reconciliation, of hope and of justice, and that is what the US needs to reconcile the division created by President Trump, which went down in history as the worst president in the republic. He is trying to reunite a a nation divided by hatred, evil, and prejudice. This caused the nation to split into two banks, just as before the civil war. “Rivera told The New Day.

The analyst appreciated that both Biden’s and other people’s speeches during the inauguration process emphasized the need to lay down arms, reflecting the intense and violent divisions in North American politics. American. “But in this he indicated that the nation will prevail over these violent groups. If it has to face them, it is willing to do so. It was a subtle threat,” Rivera stressed.

“To be able to heal you have to remember and that means you have to give an in-depth look at everything, the violations of the law that have been committed in the last four years and also the social situation in the United States. “Trump was very close to establishing a dictatorship and inciting a revolt, which was unheard of and reforms need to be made to prevent it,” De Jesús said.