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Dear
Members and Friends
Today’s Presidential Election in
the United States is perhaps the
most consequential of the last
75 years. It has been both
ironic and painful to watch as
the chief initiator and sponsor
of the post-1945 world order has
spent this entire Administration
undermining it. More than that,
the Administration’s gleeful
contempt for multilateral
institutions and the
international rules-based order
makes life much harder and less
safe for everyone. Denying
climate change does not help
anyone. It certainly does not
make America great again.
Usually, only about 55% of
American citizens exercise their
right to vote in Presidential
Elections because voting is not
compulsory. The turnout so far
in terms of postal voting has
been at a record high. I hope
that is sustained today given
all that has happened under the
present Administration and, in
particular, everything that is
still happening thanks to
Covid-19 and the economic
fallout it is causing.
Black lives do matter because
all lives matter. The fact that
this even has to be advocated
for in the world’s largest
economy in 2020 is utterly
disgraceful.
The world
needs a markedly different tone,
different words and different
actions from the U.S. The world
needs collaborative leadership
not division and selfishness.
The world needs leaders who
curate fit for purpose domestic
policy rather than blaming other
countries for all their ills.
The world needs reformed,
multilateral institutions which
are fit for purpose for today’s
inter-connected and
inter-dependent world. Let’s
hope a majority of electoral
college votes reflect these
aspirations.
Yours faithfully
Victor Mills
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