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It is with a heavy heart and fierce clarity that I write this: America 🇺🇸 died with Jimmy Carter. President Carter wasn’t just a president; he was a symbol. He represented what America could have been—and what it failed to be. The 39th president’s passing marks the end of an era where we, as a nation, dared to hope. Now, all that’s left is the rotting shell of a country that was, in the end, a scam—a failed promise.

Carter was an enigma. He was born in the heart of the South, during the reign of Jim Crow. Born to a world that told him Black folk were less, that Southern White folks were right, and that history would always repeat itself. But Carter saw the promise of America. He chose to see beyond his own upbringing, set aside the prejudices of his youth, and sought a kind of unity that this nation sorely needed. He wasn’t perfect, but he tried. He was the last of his kind: a genuine unifier in a land that desperately needed one. He reached across party lines. He engaged in diplomacy, and peace. He gave us hope. And in doing so, he left an indelible mark on history.

Contrast that with the nightmare we’re facing now. Donald Trump—a man whose entire brand is divisiveness. A man whose legacy has been built on tearing apart everything Carter ever worked for. Trump isn’t just the antithesis of Carter; he’s the epitome of everything Carter despised. A symbol of violence, ignorance, and regressive nostalgia that doesn’t just deny the future—it spits on it.

To say they are opposites is an understatement. But they are the two extremes that the coin of the American presidency has become. One gave us possibility—the other, a trompe l’oeil built on hate and the crumbling illusions of an America that never was.

History will remember Carter fondly. He’ll be remembered for the things that matter. The Peace Accords, the Habitat for Humanity work, his stance on human rights. Carter understood what real leadership was. And future generations will read about him and see what true greatness is. Joe Biden, whether you like him or not, is in the same vein. He, too, is a forward thinker. Biden – the Irishman fought, imperfectly at times, but fought nonetheless, for unity, for progress, and for the values that Carter embodied.

On the flip side, Trump and his ilk are backward thinkers. They are stuck in the past, regurgitating outdated, racist, xenophobic ideas that belong in the dustbin of history. A “second term” of Trump will represent the worst kind of regression. America 🇺🇸 is toast. And if you think Trump isn’t dangerous, if you think January 6th was some bad joke, you’re wrong. Trump is the kind of president who would laugh at insurrectionists. He feeds off violence and chaos. He fuels the chaos he created, and that, dear reader, is treasonous. There are no exceptions. If you call yourself a patriot and you support a man who undermined the very principles this country is supposed to stand for, you are complicit to fascism. Gross 🤢 .

I have warned you, over and over, of the fascism ahead. You can read it all over my blog—my warning was clear long before the mainstream headlines screamed it. America’s 🇺🇸 in her Fascist Era. The rot had already set in. The whispers of fascism, of authoritarianism creeping into our institutions, was too loud to ignore. We ignored it, and now America 🇺🇸 will live the consequences.

Carter was America—not in the flag-waving, anthem-singing, football-game-cheering way. No, Carter was America in the sense that he represented the possibility of what America could be. A country that moves toward justice, that is willing to confront its darkest moments, that knows it isn’t perfect but strives for something better. A country that consists of people who care for their fellow brother, regardless of differences. With Carter’s death, we lost that promise. And with it, America died.

Rest in “potential”, America 🇺🇸 . Rest in pain, America 🇺🇸 . You did this to yourself. You let the seeds of division grow. You abandoned critical thinking. You ignored the warnings. You allowed hate to flourish, and now you reap the consequences.

It’s not too late to change. But as long as people like Trump have their hands on the power wheel, I don’t know how we can ever get back to Carter’s America. So long as the right wing continues to thrive in its willful ignorance, the death of America will be felt deeper and deeper each day.

History always remembers. It will remember Jimmy Carter as a beacon in a dark time. It will remember Trump as a footnote in the final chapter of the America we should have been.

Rest in Peace, Carter. We see the writing on the wall. And we will never forget what America could have been.

Author’s Bio

Latrice Burks-Palmerio, also known by her powerful online presence as #blkgrlmgclwyr, is an expert in American politics with a deep focus on the intersection of American fascism and the decline of empire. Latrice’s academic journey began with an International Baccalaureate class on totalitarian regimes, which laid the foundation for her nuanced understanding of authoritarianism. She graduated with honors in Political Science from the College of Wooster, where her thesis examined the dynamics of Black social movements in the U.S. Further refining her expertise, Latrice earned her law degree from USC Gould School of Law, gaining invaluable insights into U.S. Constitutional law.

As an impact litigator specializing in employment law for marginalized communities and representing survivors of sex crimes, Latrice combines her legal acumen with a deep commitment to justice. She has also contributed to the public discourse through self-published articles that analyze and critique the evolving political landscape of America. Latrice’s work examines how the structures of American fascism and empire-building manifest in law, policy, and social movements, making her a critical voice in understanding the political currents shaping the nation today.