The leftist wave that elected Justin Trudeau as the Prime Minister of Canada last year, made Jeremy Corbyn the leader of the Labour Party of UK is now seeing its third counterpart in the most indispensable nation-Bernie Sanders.
The American nation no matter the indispensable claim-has never been framed by the socialist ideology. Outlining the contours of socialism precisely, throughout the American history finds a weak journey. Tracing the itinerary of socialism in the United States it started out as an anarchist movement, leading to socialism in 1930’s and its eventual decay due to the label of ‘McCarthyism’-the association with communism defeated the ideology further.
The present year has made a comeback-socialism is back in fashion. With
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Initially the reluctance that I saw towards the current the presidential elections stemmed from the usual manner through which roughly the foreign policy agenda of all the nominations for the president were nearly the same. But slowly as I grasped the name of Bernie Sanders some things made sense. The ordinary Pakistani in me gained the idea that an American can delineate stances that would place diplomacy and negotiations first and war as the last resort. Someone who at least would voice concerns against Israeli machinery for continuously violating human rights and International Humanitarian Law. And someone who no matter the capitalist structure would put the term democratic socialist onto the agenda. Though yes economically, it’s absolutely difficult to control the American empire so huge and vast through the dynamics of socialism but on levels on which Sanders pursues the case it still is equally important. The focus of the American foreign policy has unabatedly continued in only one direction. Adding negotiations to the agenda or only voicing the concern might not change the course of the American foreign policy but still suffices to the apprehensions of the nations affected by it. Bernie Sander thus is quoted saying some utopian ideas but still fresh and …show more content…
As president, defending our values and keeping us safe will be my top priority. That includes maintaining a cutting-edge military, strengthening our alliances, cultivating new partners standing up to aggressors, defeating ISIS, and enforcing Iran nuclear agreement”.
My naivety stems from the usual hope coming from the abyss but yes its difficult that Sanders would win but the hope is bright as it may eventually turn into something that can bring something good in American foreign policy which right now seems to be a weak issue. What agitates me being a Pakistani is the fact that belonging to a certain privileged class has made some sections of our society to debate about Clinton in a favourbale light. Of course we face terrorism as our primary issue, we face the violation of a woman’s dignity but for the first time I being a woman am not happy over what Clinton has to say offer to women in America and worldwide. And what she has to offer to foreign policy that ultimately would affect Pakistan the