Republican Party should change

Republican Party in presenting its nominees for the Presidential Elections, has shown its inability to change from its age old conservative reactionary policies which had made America unpopular. The Republican Administration lacks progressive ideas. It cannot get away from its conceited, aggressive confrontational mentality.

The Republican Party lacks men and women who could inspire change and hope for the future. As science and technology keeps on advancing into the fathomless Universe, discovering new planets and star systems, the old Republicans remain bogged down in the morass of their old world mentality

Under George Bush America became a bully. It pushed aside the UN, and the opponents of its reactionary methods and bungled into Iraq. Having not learnt any lesson from its failed adventure into Iraq, it tries to enforce its nuclear non proliferation policies with force, and aggressive diplomacy. It uses threat, inhuman policy of trade embargo, and economic sanctions to force other governments to accept its policies. The most unpopular, barbarous and the longest trade embargo against Cuba show the American intolerance of governments that do not fall in line with its policies.

Republicans have no future for world leadership, its political bankruptcy within the American Society is seen in its having had failed to present a younger candidate on whom the nation could place its hope, and recover the lost popularity of America among the nations of the world, and propose more human policies which are acceptable to a new world order.

The Republican Candidate John McCain at 71 does not inspire confidence and a credible leadership. He is for war and a leadership with force- another Bush in the making. People have had enough of war. It is time that America has a young leader who has new ideas and new values, not to threaten and subjugate leaders of other Nations But a leader who could unify the world opinion for peace and progress. A leader who could work with others in an atmosphere of friendly cordiality. It is not necessary to be aggressive even with one’s enemy, a leader with a friendly disposition could bring peace and order, through persuasion changing the cruel to be kind , vindictive to be compassionate.

In a world given to terror, ruthlessness, animosity rigorous competition for leadership, the Republican Party cannot offer peace and reconciliation. Fidel Castro is one of the 20th Centuries’ greatest political leaders, who despite enmity of developed nations made remarkable advancement in social welfare in Cuba. On the news of his retirement, the Bush administration demonstrated its inability to be polite, diplomatic, friendly, or even democratic, by reiterating its continued economic sanctions and trade embargo against Cuba. What a good neighbourly thoughtfulness !!! Is this the type of leadership that we are going to have in electing a Republican President ?