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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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Interesting viewpoint but I have to say I disagree. We should be thanking whatever god we pray to that Trump was a bumbling goof who shot himself in the foot repeatedly eventually causing his own demise. If this was any kind of competent coordinated administration it could easily,
easily, have been a much worse outcome.
IMO those mechanisms that were in place showed how full of holes the US political system is. It's outdated from centuries ago. Catering to the rich and powerful. Systematically racist in nearly all areas. There is nothing I admire about the US political system during these last 4 years or even prior. Democracy in the US may have "won" in the end. But a 2 party system that allows voters to show blind loyalty to either ''team'' and make it a part of all areas of their identity is a #### democracy. Not to mention voter suppression, gerrymandering, the electoral college and whatever other forms of bull#### exist that allows the possibility of a skewed result. Blows my mind that somebody could look at this kind of system and see it as a model form of government.
I am relieved Biden won. But I still have anxiety what could and very well likely happen in 4 short years. The next republican candidate isn't likely to be a bumbling goof like Trump. Look for a stronger, younger more competent candidate. Even with Trumps shortcomings, corruption and incompetence he still got 70 million people to vote for him. US politics are absolute #### and so is a sizable portion of their population.
I will NEVER rest easy until Trump and his cronies are held accountable, prosecuted and mechanisms put in place to ensure this never happens again. The last 4 years ripped everything wide open for the world to see and it's a nasty ugly wound. I don't give the American system any credit. I see it as dangling by a thread on the edge of a cliff and
barely hanging onto a branch is managed to snag at the last second. Lots of work to do to close that wound and pull themselves off that edge.