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From New York to Paris, a happy future is possible

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written by Nabil Djarfi · 12 January 2025 · 0 comment

De New York à Paris, un futur heureux possible

«The American dream is not dead: this vitality, hidden and preserved within the American Midwest, is systematically reinventing itself.» Photo: Forrest Moreland (via Unsplash)

THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (4/4). Increasing polarization, defeat of the polls and the Democrats... This series of articles aims to present some lessons to be learned from Donald Trump's new election as head of the United States.

«Never bet against the United States of America,» wrote the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet, in his annual letter of 2021. Perhaps it was an ill-formulated vow, an injunction to American stock traders - or perhaps more: a piece of friendly, mafia-style advice.

Welcoming Trump's new presidency as a thunderclap no longer feels the same as it did in 2016, when we were first discovering the animal. We were humbly convinced that this man would never become President of the United States. And yet. Once again, the Democratic Party has lost, and America is ever more polished.

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Nabil Djarfi

Nabil Djarfi has a degree in political science and international relations. A Parisian by birth, heart and blood, he is a Genevan by adoption and observes the world from the city of Calvin.