Trump, Biden and my threat assessment

What are the things I’m worried about, and which candidate is more likely to move things in a direction I’d like? In order of importance …

Woke culture — Woke / cancel culture is a direct assault on free speech, and it’s turning us all into sheep. People say things they know are not true, and won’t say things that are true, because they’re afraid some sissy pants morons will have a fit. It’s ruining peoples’ lives, and it has to end. I think it’s quite clear that Trump would do more to stop this. As an example, he ended those “anti-racism” training classes in the federal government.

Big tech — They need to be reined in, but that’s up to Congress, not the president.

Riots, BLM and the move to delegitimize the U.S. — This one is more difficult because if Trump wins, you can be sure there will be lots of riots. In fact, it might be a good idea to save up food in case Trump wins. Also, the president has limited ability to stop riots if the governors don’t allow federal authorities to help. In terms of the on-going delegitimization of the U.S., the only way to curb that is to reform our educational institutions, and I don’t think either of these guys can do that. So I don’t know who wins on this one.

Economy — I have no doubt Trump will do more to get the economy going.

Coronavirus — It’s not clear to me that it will make any difference who’s president. Countries have tried lots of different things, and there have been outbreaks anyway. I think we’re still learning. Trump has made a huge effort to mobilize national resources to address this, but I suspect Biden would do the same, so I call this one a tie. (Except that Joe might re-institute lockdowns, but that falls more under the economy heading.)

Health care — Neither of them have a plan that’s worth beans. I think the healthcare situation is a mess that won’t be solved for a long time.

China — Trump has been tough on China, which is good. Biden might be tough on China, but based on his history, he probably wouldn’t.

War — For all his bluster, Trump has done a good job keeping us out of wars and promoting peace in the Middle East. Advantage Trump.

Having said all this, the real question is Trump vs. Harris, because I don’t believe Biden would stay in office for long.