Democracy in America
Shahbaaz Kalandar, St John's College, Cambridge
The beauty of democracy is that voters as a collective force 'usually' don't make a mistake. If you're harmful to the domestic and international interests of the nation, the electorate will throw you out of office. One can enter an endless and useless debate on who's the best President of the United States in the more than 200 years of democracy there. The majority will never rule, you'll never reach a unanimous decision because there have been more than one great American President. If, however, you enter the debate on who the 'worst' President the United States ever had, you probably won't have difficulty in reaching a decisive conclusion. I don't think so much damage has been made to the image of this glorious 'axis of hope' than has been done in the last six years. It's too early to call the cards, but one thing is decisive -- the people of the United States have made the right decision. At the international level, at least, if not anything else, America will now have the opportunity to gradually re-gain the lost pride. The 'axis' will finally change from 'evil' to 'good' in Washington. For this alone, the people of America deserve a round of applause from the international community. Thank you America.
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