What would happen if the anti-democratic plotting in Washington were happening anywhere else?
If the anti-democratic plotting taking place in Washington right now were unfolding in a developing nation, the United States would no doubt lead the condemnation.
Imagine: A raging president refuses to accept that his rule is ending and incites mass protests to disrupt the certification of his election loss. A radicalized band of loyalist lawmakers also tries to deny voters' verdict. The wannabe autocrat leans on a party subordinate to "find" enough votes to let him win. Propagandistic media organs spew misinformation to support the his lies. Meanwhile the real crisis — a once-in-a-century pandemic that kills 3,000 citizens each day — is ignored in a gross display of negligence.
Were this anywhere else, the US State Department would issue a statement calling for the restoration of democratic principles and good governance. The President might make a disapproving comment in a press conference, and legislators might call for sanctions. But they can't, because the turmoil is here at home, wracking world's oldest democracy and undermining America's claim to be a moral example and advocate for free people worldwide.
When Congress meets on Wednesday to certify the presidential election results, more than half of the elected Republicans in the House and a quarter of their number in the Senate are expected to support an effort to raise baseless claims of mass voter fraud. They won't stop President-elect Joe Biden from becoming President. But they will cement a false belief among millions of Trump voters that the election was stolen.
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