Tin pot dictator
By Spencer Black
... For decades, Russians have been trying to discredit our American democracy, attacking the idea that our system of elective government is a model for the world ...
In his attacks on the integrity of the election that he lost, Donald Trump and his Republican enablers have done more damage to the American democratic example in a few days than Putin and his authoritarian propaganda apparatus has done in years ...
... just last year, the Trump administration said of developments in Turkey, “Acceptance of legitimate election results are essential for any democracy.” Yet, America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, claimed Joe Biden’s overwhelming victory should be disregarded and that Trump would be sworn into a second term despite his defeat ...
... One Republican legislative leader has even said that the votes of Wisconsin’s citizens should be ignored and our electoral college votes given to Trump ...
I .. observed my fellow poll workers, who served for little or no pay, diligently working to ensure that all voters’ rights were respected. I have no idea which party the other poll workers favored — probably they were both Democrats and Republicans. It didn’t matter. Everyone worked hard and observers from both parties were there to see every aspect of the Election Day routine ...
https://madison.com/ct/opinion/column/spencer-black-donald-trump-the-tin-pot-dictator/article_de4c942a-7232-5039-a15e-f7161c1c9fa2.html
