"I think the majority of Americans (including left-wing voters) have not fully grasped the fact that our standing in the world will not recover in our lifetimes.
Even if we elected two full-term Democrats in a row, it wouldn't change the perception of the rest of the world. Because the rest of the world has discovered we do not have a system that prevents our nation from pivoting 180º toward authoritarianism when a madman is elected."
- Tony Rush
@VeroniqueB99
And - being a German myself - Nazi Germany totally lost the war and had to be rebuilt which should have helped building trust even though way too many nazis stayed in powerful positions.
I can’t imagine the US going through anything remotely as drastic.
Also, it’s not only the system that allowed this to happen. It’s also the voters that elected him. Those also aren’t going to go away. To me this is the biggest obstacle to rebuilding trust.
Vee
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