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70 million Americans voted for Trump. The president now convinces them that Joe Biden has betrayed not only him, but her as well. At some point you will believe him.
Anger at defeat: Trump can think what he wants, in the end that will not prevent him from losing the presidency.
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Donald Trump is convinced that the presidential election was false. The proof: he lost it. Of course, this result cannot have been legally produced. Therefore, all ballots on which “Joseph R. Biden” was verified must be “illegal.” And how can Trump be suddenly behind Biden in some states when 97 or 99 percent of the votes have been counted? When you were only counting 30 or 31 percent, you were way ahead. Fraud, conspiracy, theft of victory!
All of this could be ridiculous. Trump obviously has no idea how elections work in the United States and how ballots are counted. He is acting like a deafening four year oldDad didn’t buy a candy bar at the grocery store. But because Trump is president of the United States and (at least legally) of legal age, he can go to court against this bottomless pettiness.
Still no evidence
So far, however, the justices to whom Trump’s people presented their alleged evidence of alleged voter fraud have not been very impressed. What was presented to them was raw material, rumors, angry tweets disguised as legal reports. Individual ballots may not be valid. When 160 million people vote, mistakes happen. But there is not a single piece of evidence of major fraud that worries prosecutors and courts and casts doubt on the legitimacy of the election result. However, that does not worry the president. Soon, very soon we will reveal the shocking truth, echoes the Trump camp every day in a flood of emails sent to all followers.
But the situation is too dangerous to laugh at. Trump can think what he wants, which in the end will not prevent him from losing the job of president and having to leave the White House. But it is no longer just the president who spreads the lie about the stolen elections. A considerable number of Republicans are participating. If I wanted to take up the example already mentioned, the situation would be like this: it is not just a four-year-old who complains at the cash register because he does not receive chocolate. Instead, half of the shop’s customers fall to the ground with him and howl.
Some Republicans actually believe what Trump says about the stolen victory because they believe everything Trump says.
Why? Some Republicans believe actually what Trump says about the stolen victory because they believe everything Trump says. Other Republicans know that the president is lying, of course, but they dare not contradict those lies. Or they have an eye on the Georgia Senate election in January and want to turn the anger of Trump supporters into votes there. However: cult of personality, fear and electoral tactics; the truth is that it is always a very toxic mixture.
This is how democracies die
This poison, if not stopped, will seep deeper and deeper into American society in the coming weeks. It will continue to degrade the already fragile fabric that holds this society together. 70 million people voted for Trump, and the president is now convincing them that Joe Biden misled not only him, but also them. Any Republican who promotes or condones this lie undermines confidence in the American election. This is how democracies die.
