My story is quite short. I am not living in America, I am not interested or in any way involved in any stuff regarding the United States of America. Why writing about Trump and US then? Because the US is still the N° 1. Economically, politically, even the US Army is worldwide the N° 1, although I can’t remember when they won the last time a war they started.
(Apparently some experts expect China to become the Nr. 1 by 2028, at least economically or in an other, different way, no idea, I’m not an expert.)
That means, what happens there has an impact even in the last village in the most unimportant country. Not sure which one that is. And, I have a brother. And he is kind of fan of the (still) President of the United States. In that way, it’s a family issue I have to handle with. Because I am not a fan of him (Trump). What happened there after the elections?
It is repeatedly claimed, due to the approach of Trump and his team or his supporters, democracy is severely damaged. Well, a healthy democracy should be able to survive a discourse without consequential damage. If it does not, then the reasons must be sought deeper. Also, a democracy should not only tolerate, even support and promote different opinions, but also be able to clarify a number of ambiguities without residual damage. If there are indications of manipulation or even just rumours of it, then these must be clarified according to the law and moral rules. Otherwise, the election results will always have an unpleasant aftertaste. In principle, it should be in the interest of the Democrats to win and enter the White House with a clean slate.
Simply always to claim that Trump is a sore loser is or should not be enough. If accusations are made, they must be defused beyond a reasonable doubt. Of course, it looks like Trump is a sore loser. If you don’t like him anyway, then you are quick to disqualify his behaviour. Unfortunately, very few people really have any insight into the electoral processes of the US AND understand any of it (I for one am not one of them). A snap judgment that ‘Trump is a sore loser’ is just as misplaced as simply claiming ‘The election was stolen’. Both sides should address this and be able to present evidence or mitigate it.
Trump is acting and reacting like a wounded beast that doesn’t want to admit defeat. Now, regardless of whether you like Trump or not, just put yourself in his place. You have an election behind you, there is a lot to suggest that something is wrong, and by that I mean the process, not the outcome. You are officially being made a loser. All well and good, but what to do with all the clues and informations that should be verified. Would you then just say, OK, I lost? Or would you fight for the winner to be identified beyond a shadow of a doubt? Then accordingly tell everyone with a camera or microphone your side of the story. And make sure as many people as possible know about it so they can support you. Wouldn’t you call the courts and ask for justice before the law? And wouldn’t you just as occasionally just look desperate, which you would be, because this situation was unforeseen and therefore untrainable?
Mixing facts, quasi-facts and non-facts can have two possible consequences: you believe the non-facts because, after all, you know the facts and you know that this information is true. Or, one disqualifies the non-facts and thus also the facts, although one actually knows that they are true. That’s more or less what happened with regard to the evidence of election fraud. There were a few inconsistencies, there is hardly a perfect election system. There were some ambiguities about how and where and why and so on. And there were a few untrue arguments, such as that the voting machines were rigged by a squad of dictators, would-be dictators, shady intelligence agents, and there should still be a Bond girl somewhere. All mixed well, with a slice of lime, served on crisp ice cubes and we have a wonderful cocktail at which everyone can intoxicate themselves at will.
Why do we care so much about elections or election results somewhere we don’t live and have no economic or other interests? Because it’s about the USA. Number 1 in the world, economically, militarily, politically. What happens there has repercussions all over the world. Whether we like it or not. If in a declared and recognised democracy fraud is committed, then fraud itself get legitimised and accepted all over the world under all circumstances. It should be in everyone’s interest that all accusations are defused or else confirmed. To make a good system even better requires evolution. But this cannot take place if attempts, however unfounded they may seem, are nipped in the bud.
