I am a foreigner. I am an Indian.
And i am thinking - how much of a reputation did the United States lose in the last 4 years?
When Mr Modi won in 2014 - Sonia Gandhis Tweet was We accept the verdict of the people. Congratulations to the BJP.
When Jayalalitha won in 2011 and 2016 - Stalin accepted the results without 10 minutes of screaming or accusations.
Same when Karunanidhi won in 2006 and 2001 respectively - not a word accusing him of fabricating elections.
I doubt know about UP and Bihar but to my knowledge at least in the last 20 years - I dont think Mulayam or Akilesh or Kalyan Singh or Mayawati have refused to accept the results of a democratic election. I presume the same with Lalloo and Nitish.
Yet Barely 4 1/2 hours into the Counting - Donald Trump refused to accept the result of the US Elections and began to claim victory for himself. It was like a $ 1 Million lottery having the numbers 14300919 and Trump got 14389537 and screamed out “I got 1. 4 and 3 - so stop the count. I have won the lottery”
Frankly it was a horrible shock. Hard to see the American People, the Bastion of Democracy - be reduced to this stuttering demagogue who cast doubts on everyone everywhere without thinking for 10 seconds that the same elections were declaring US Congressmen and US Senators from his own party and at an advantage over the democrats.
He could have said I dont want to comment.
He could have said I believe there were some issues which i will discuss with my legal team and try to resolve
He could have said I will wait until the certification of the results before telling you of my next step.
But - NO!!!!! - He literally called a 172 year process as a Fraud on himself. Accused Biden and the Democrats of stealing the elections in 4 States.
Forget the Campaigns, Forget the Elections, Forget the Results
A Candidate who literally threatened to use his Supreme Court connections to steal the results of an election.
Ultimately - I think - My country is 10000 times better. Even Devendra Fadnavis and Siddaramaiah quietly left without a word when their time came to an abrupt close.
The American Democracy is becoming a Global Joke and must be nipped at the Bud.
Hopefully Biden can bring some sense of freedom and peace back into the Country devastated after Four Years of Trump.
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