2023转眼又将成为过去,人生无可避免的又多了一岁。岁末年终回首过去的一年,大自然花开花谢,依然美丽,只是我们所生活的社会变得越来越不认识了。我们新年祝愿总是希望来年更好,但事实却往往不如人愿,我相信过去几年对多数人是如此。那么我们今天的社会到底走向何方?未来其实取决于每一个美国人的期望和行动。希望2024是一个转机,也许是拯救美国自由的最后机会。 过去这一年也算走了不少地方,观赏了许多熟悉的或者新鲜的风景。年初去Long wood Garden观圣诞灯饰,虽然以前也去过几次,但灯饰过几年就要做大改变,所以也不妨过几年就去一次。今年的宾州观雪燕迁移未能成行,虽然一直跟踪雪燕的迁移,但没有等到高峰就过去了,就是说今年的高峰期的雪燕数量远远低于往年。每年春天华府的名片是樱花,自然是必看的。但其实华府的玉兰和杜鹃也颇为可观,还有美国其它地方都比较少见的茶花在华府地区也颇为普及。夏天的荷花和向日葵,还有每年必不可少的赏秋,美东的秋天是一年中最绚烂的季节,整个10月份的周末都在外面跑。今年的秋色尤其漂亮,总体而言超过过去几年。当然,今年也跑了一些新地方,去了南卡北卡,又去了西班牙巴塞罗那和罗马。世界很大,需要时间去慢慢领略。 虽然从2020窃选以后就可以预料到情况会每况愈下,但2023还是一再发生突破底线的事情。司法武器化其实过去那些年已经出现端倪,比如完全构陷的通俄门,比如J6的FBI构陷,然后快速的抓捕参与者。但当川普正式宣布要参与2024大选后,一系列的司法动作马上就跟上来了。首先是纽约的莫须有案件,几十年前没有人证物证的指控也可以通行无阻,完全是开了一个危险的先例。葫芦僧判葫芦案,可以说任何人面对这样的司法都无话可说。然后专门针对川普施行法律,政府涉入民间金融活动来指控一方。金融欺诈必然有受害者,指控没有受害者的金融欺诈也算开世界先河了。当然就更不用说赤裸裸的J6政治迫害了,还有所谓的机密文件案等。坦率的说,起诉的一方其实心知肚明,凭这些所谓的证据即使在现在的腐败司法体系要定罪也是希望渺茫。但为何没有条件也要硬上呢?说穿了就是赤裸裸的干涉大选。我们都知道干涉大选是犯罪,但今天是以法律的名义干涉大选。难道他们不知道这么做的后果吗?只是仇恨蒙蔽了心眼,就顾不得后果了。当然,他们也是觉得手握作弊利器,再加上司法打压,川普应该早早就消声匿迹了。从历史看来,一旦政治人物涉及司法官司,基本上最后的结果都是黯然退出政坛。只不过今天更多的人看清了事实,所以出乎他们的预料,司法打压越厉害,民间的反弹越强烈,川普的民意越来越高。只不过今天箭在弦上不得不发了,所以硬着头皮无论如何都要继续下去,当然也是希望借沼泽地的陪审团好歹给川普定上个罪名。虽然从正常人常识的角度几乎不可能定罪,但想想纽约的荒诞现实,所以一切皆有可能。只不过这样对美国的司法体制造成的伤害,不知要多少年才能让人们重新恢复对司法的尊重?当然也可能就是永久性的伤害,从此就不再有司法公正,当然如何走向取决于每一个美国公民。 当然司法武器化的目标并不仅仅是川普,而是对准所有的保守派。比如那些Jan6的蒙冤者,并且在Tucker Carlson关于Jan6的节目出来之后,虽然牛角人被释放了,但后来FBI还是继续抓人。当然,麦卡锡承诺的公开录像始终是口惠而实不至。还有就是对选举舞弊挑战者的司法构陷一直在进行中,所以有了几名以前挑战选举舞弊的律师达成认罪协议,而老市长朱利亚尼受到的压力最为沉重,最近DC 法院对朱利亚尼的天价赔偿判决就是一个明显的政治迫害。所有这些人被司法迫害的唯一原因就是为川普打选举舞弊的官司,明显的就是要对选举舞弊的挑战者赶尽杀绝,从而不让后来者仿效。面对明显的对对手的政治迫害,我们可以看到共和党作为一个整体的无所作为。 当然乌克兰的战争还在继续,而美国南部的边境危机愈演愈烈,可以说没有人能够说清楚到底有多少非法移民进入了美国,至于其中隐藏了多少恐怖分子就更是一个谜了。连遥远的东方大国都知道从南美绕道润到美国,南部边境抓住的来自东方大国的偷渡者也不断刷新纪录。一个国家连维护自己的边境安全都成为一个笑话的情况下,不知道如何有效维护国家安全?还有不断恶化的治安,通货膨胀造成的物价飞涨,芬太尼毒品危机等等,让身在美国生活的人们都切身感受到了。内政一团糟,外交方面也可以说乏善可陈。从阿富汗的狼狈撤军之后,美国的世界领袖地位就陷入危机。各路地痞流氓都看出了今天美国的孱弱,所以才有了各种挑战美国强权的行为。当世界大国丧失了道德勇气和担当之后,就像警察不作为一样,自然世界会变得一团混乱。乌克兰战争尚未结束,以巴之战又开打了。还有潜在的东亚地区危机,到底什么时候引爆没有人知道。我们只能祈祷不要看到战争爆发,但人们的善良愿望却往往适得其反。 不过转机也在2023开始孕育。2022的中期选举让共和党夺回众院,但麦卡锡信誓旦旦要推进的一切都没有进展,并且在很多关键问题上无原则的与民主党妥协。众院的职责就是管住政府的钱,不让无原则的乱花。但麦卡锡的最大问题恰恰在于此。没有做出任何限制政府乱花钱的措施,所以众院的夺回并没有起到应该起的牵制政府的作用。但这时候奇妙之手开始动作,麦卡锡居然被民主党团结一致赶下台了。只是民主党机关算尽太聪明,结果选出了Mike Johnson。虽然此人到底如何还有待观察,但至少开门几脚踢得漂亮。公开了J6录像,将议事日程不再打包一起在圣诞前通过,而是分开一项一项讨论,开始了对拜登的弹劾调查,可以说呈现了一些新气象。但新气象能否让共和党从一盘散沙团结起来其实还有待观察,华盛顿沼泽地实在水深不见底,不知多少政客沦陷其中。 不过以巴之战让民主党内部大分裂是2024大选的最大变数。本来民主党的组成就是一帮乌合之众,由一群理念根本冲突的人聚在一起的团体。虽然平时看起来高度一致,呈现黑社会的某种性质。但在涉及到大事的时候,难免会顾此失彼。以巴冲突就引发了民主党内部的大冲突,台上政客拿了犹太人的钱,自然要为犹太人站台,即使内心不愿意。但近些年宣传的种族理论却让阿拉伯人天然就有了道德上的优势,于是就有了无脑年轻人与穆斯林的结合,从而在左派内部引起了大分裂,而分裂造成的鸿沟很显然无法短期内弥合。这样造成的不仅是选票的流失,也让舞弊的成本和难度大大增加。所以只要坚持下去,即使眼前一片黑暗中未尝没有转机,天助自助者。当然,面对川普一往无前的气势,眼明之人自然可以看到谁才是台上政客们最害怕的对手。共和党内部的Rino与民主党勾结起来,希望里应外合让川普退出大选,不过都是枉费心机。德桑提斯已经明显后继乏力,出线无望了,又有人寄望于黒莉,当然也会是竹篮打水一场空。想让川普从选票上被移除的闹剧正在进行之中,只不过就连科州高院的法官也知道那是一场闹剧,所以当人们认真去看判决的时候才发现他们自己也明白自己在干什么,所以故意留了一个尾巴以免让自己过分难堪。 过去的一年我们看见了外国大选中外国的”川普“纷纷获胜,阿根廷的川普,荷兰的川普上台给了世界一个惊奇,但更让人期待的是原版的川普再创奇迹。但坦率的说,盗版的川普比起原版终究差了一点东西,就像前几年的所谓年轻版的川普德桑提斯一样,在与原版的对抗中就原形毕露了。所以盗版川普的获胜,也许可以当作一个晴雨表预测天气,但这些外国川普到底有几分川普成色还需要观察。但毫无疑问只有正版川普才能真正改变当今世界的格局,才具有划时代的意义。《时代》曾经有年度风云人物,可以说自2016年开始,真正的世界年度风云人物无一例外都应该是川普。并且接下去的几年还将如此,因为当今世界唯有川普才是可能改变世界走向的一个人,其它的年度风云人物都不过是一个台面上的玩偶而已。2023的最后日子马上就要过去,即将迎来新的一年2024。我清楚的预见2024绝对是波澜壮阔的一年,也是当今世界面临的最大转折和危机的一年,是生存还是毁灭的一年。所以今年我的新年祝愿不是祝大家新年快乐,而是借用高尔基的一句话:让暴风雨来得更猛烈一些吧! ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/6579db4d895a96579db4d894f0DSC9049_1702484813.JPG)
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