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The brilliance of our republic is that the government transitions without violence -- where the loser concedes to the victor without fighting a literal war of s
by politician 10y ago
The brilliance of our republic is that the government transitions without violence -- where the loser concedes to the victor without fighting a literal war of succession. Don't let the personalities on the ballot this time around confuse you into thinking that they are the embodiment of our republic.
In four years, we'll gather and vote again, and transition peacefully again.
- simonh 10y agoOh absolutely. Democracy is sometimes seen as boring, but actually each election is a full-on revolution that realy does topple governments. One thing about the result is it kind of exposes Assange as the narcissistic batshit conspiracy nut that he really is[0]. [0] http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/julian-assange-predicts-donald-trump-will-not-be-allowed-win-us-elections-1589850 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/julian-assange-predicts-donald-trum...