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The Dalai Lama said in his congratulatory message to Biden: "Humanity places great hope in the democratic vision of the U.S. as leader of the free world."
https://www.axios.com/world-leaders-congratulate-biden-election-victory-bf6c14e4-f7ce-4ca2-acde-611036f88b17.html
The link above covers a number of global responses to the Biden/Harris victory. So far, the totalitarian regimes (Russia, China, Brazil, Turkey, and Iran) have been reticent to congratulate President-Elect Biden, whereas the rest of the world is, more-or-less, ecstatic to know that Democrats will be running the country again soon.
-Laelth
panader0
(25,816 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Chumputin is going to erupt, again (or still?)
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Erdoğan said in a statement that the Turkish government is "determin[ed] to work closely with the U.S. Administration" in the days ahead, according to the news service.
Biden has been a frequent critic of the Turkish president, calling him an "autocrat" and telling The New York Times editorial board that, as president, he would back opposition leadership "by the electoral process."
https://thehill.com/regulation/international/525285-turkeys-erdogan-congratulates-biden-on-winning-election
-Laelth
panader0
(25,816 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
Marcuse
(7,391 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)On the other hand, our South Korean allies, our REAL allies, are thrilled that Joe will soon be in charge:
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-2020-election-results/2020/11/09/932985388/japan-and-south-korea-congratulate-biden-hope-for-steadier-relationship-with-u-s
-Laelth
movingviolation
(310 posts)Like in the movie "the interview."
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Is "it" going to condescend to the Dalai Lama?
pat_k
(9,313 posts). . . we have utterly failed to live up to.
May the nation finally work EFFECTIVELY toward these aspirations.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
Initech
(99,909 posts)The children had their fun and nearly destroyed the country and life as we know it in the process. But playtime is over and it's time to get the world moving again.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Its nice to know that the majority of the world agrees.
-Laelth
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,846 posts)Beakybird
(3,329 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,348 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)See post #8, above.
-Laelth
paleotn
(17,778 posts)One of my mom's pearls of wisdom I snarked at as a youngster. God, what a fool I was.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
Harker
(13,870 posts)I suppose he meant to use the lower case 'd.'
Laelth
(32,017 posts)It is the Democratic Partys vision of America that he was celebrating. Thats what is so AWESOME about the quote.
-Laelth
jaxexpat
(6,700 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)His salutation is encouraging and congratulatory, but a little oblique. He is describing how others feel.
How do you like that? A Tibetan spiritual leader has a better grasp of the separation of church and state than Republicans.