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Originally Posted by Titan
I agree with the sentiment but I think a lot of credit has to go to US democracy, hopefully not prematurely.
It has withstood an unprecedented attack from within and managed to deliver a legitimate result. Yes, it received a significant black eye but it won in the end. In a somewhat bizarre way, I am actually proud of US democracy. It did what it claims it is supposed to do.
This process uncovered many warts that need to be addressed with specific legislation. For example, why is the certification of a state's election a party-line issue? That should be a simple administrative process without discretion. The US has far too many 'norms' in its process, but that can be fixed.
The GSA has now approved transition funds and I see now the Orange Dingleberry has now authorized the transition to begin. We are near the end of this bizarre episode.
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Man, I wish I could share your optimistic view.
As I see it, US democracy is lucky that it was not under assault from a planned and organized fascist or authoritarian scheme. Trump is basically a virus that exposed all the weaknesses in the democratic immune system, but he is not a virus that was designed to be fatal to that system. Had he and the people surrounding him intended from the outset to destroy the US democratic system, I think he/they could have done it. Look at the damage he did in only 4 years, much of which was spent tweeting, golfing, watching TV.
If the next Republican president comes in with Trump's charisma but Stephen Miller's ambitions and mindset - and has the benefit of a majority in the senate - I think the US has proven it can be dismantled quite effectively.
Even Trump himself could have done it if he'd won another term and had an ongoing motive to do so.