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I wouldn't she'd a tear if Trump tripped and broke his neck, or if he finally got devoured by his son Bannon or someone Merced him, but if I am to answer who I think would lead to the best situation globally between Trump and Biden, I'd pick trump any day. The man is incredibly incompetent and isolationist. Couldn't even coup Venezuela.
It's so outrageously non-materialist to think the US's grip in Latin America is weakening because of Trump, and not because of the line decline of empire, China as a countervailing force, and the resilience of the Latin American people putting to use the lessons learned from prior US meddling. Biden also hasn't done much of anything in LA because the the US generally is no longer capable of it. The president isn't planning this shit personally. They aren't even deciding to do it or not. The only choices they get to make are erratic single strikes. Like Trump killing Soleimani and nearly starting war with Iran. No biggie, though, right? Orange man funny!
I don't think that South America is seeing leftism bloom because of Trump, I think they're seeing it because of the work of south Americans. I think the south Americans work was easier under Trump - As you yourself said "the decline of Empire". He was much worse at administering the American empire, which accelerated it's collapse.
Trump killing Soleimani was wrong and I don't think I've at any point said anything to the contrary? It was also something that wasn't widely supported, which fucked up soft power further. The war didn't escalate because of Iran, and Iran was able to keep tensions low because Trump was an incompetent buffoon incapable of whipping the rest of the west and the media in line.
How on earth you think the president meaningfully administers the empire, I have no idea. The empire is collapsing because of long historical trends and the inefficiency of its structures. Not because of Trump.
Again I don't think it declines because of a single person. I do however think that the executive person has a lot of influence on how the us manages. There is a reason so many staffers were freaking out because key positions were unmanned more than a year after Trumps inauguration. They were freaking out because he did not follow security briefings, because he mishandled diplomatic engagements and because his cabinet was constantly shuffling. Pretending like these thing were inconsequential seems "ubmaterialistic" to me.