To play the what if game when trying to determine how the country would move if a certain event did not happen is not easy but if you assume that without that event the country would continue along the path it was headed, you can get a pretty good idea. What if the pandemic did not happen. First off Trump would have been re elected. The economy was booming with the lowest unemployment for women and minorities in history. Real wages were rising for the low and middle income groups for the first time in 40 years. Inflation was less than 2%. The border was secure using the remain in Mexico rule while the Mexican government controlled its southern border and the wall was going up. Import taxes on China would continue to rise as Trump's policy to make things in America continued. The country would be energy independent and producing enough gas and oil to help Europe wean itself away from Russia. The federal government would be pro police and crime would not be rampant. The military budget would be increased. The Iran deal is gone and would stay that way. Parents would be in charge of their children and parents working with the school board would determine what goes on in schools. The recently passed infrastructure bill would not be collecting dust because Trump's people would revamp the regs to allow construction to begin immediately. The new green deal would be dead and progress toward solving the climate change problem could begin in earnest. While this is conjecture it is based on reasonable assumptions.