> It is really the same reasoning with dictatorships, even if the dictator is good, competent and capable his successor most likely won't. Democracy is the best form of government because there are clean, regulated ways to transfer power. Not a scramble for dominance that once settled is meant to last in perpetuity.
You're assuming that there will be a successor, in a democratic sense.
I see no reason why it wouldn't, they don't seem to be trying to dismantle the voting system. I am not super familiar with the US system but my impression is that a most of it is handled at the state level, not the federal level.
There’s plentiful talk from the right about allowing state legislatures to ignore the presidential vote in their state and appoint the electors they want instead, about only allowing heads of households to vote, and how it was a mistake to allow women to vote. We already saw multiple attempts to overturn the previous election, with lies about vote totals, fake electors, and finally outright violence.
There will certainly be elections. It’s pretty much required for basic legitimacy these days. Even North Korea has elections. Whether they’ll be free and fair, however, is a whole different question.
Last time when he had to give up power, he claimed the elections were stolen, and then his followers stormed the capital.
Today, he still claims the elections were stolen, and freed the stormers of the capital. In one of his speeches for this election, he said “in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”.
Let's wait and see, but a clean democratic transition of power would certainly surprise me.
Hasn't Trump promised his electors they will not have to vote again during his campaign? If that is not a promise to create a dictatorship, I don't know what is.
“I love you. You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not going to have to vote.”
He was talking to potential voters who are struggling, telling them they only have to bother this one time and he'll fix their problems so they can go back to not paying attention to politics.
I don’t understand giving liars the benefit of the doubt. I mean, there are tens of thousands of documented lies and your like “I trust him”. Your mind is broken.
I don't know how long you've been here but one of the best things about this forum is the general focus on facts and not on attacking or namecalling the people who believe things. Your comment is much more convincing and legitimate without "your mind is broken". That's a very 'reddit' thing to say. Let's be adults here
No, it's just the truth. Trump, Elon and the people they surround themselves with have gone out of their way to paint democracy as a broken system that keeps power out of the hands of "strong" leaders. Whether it's praising dictators for imprisoning their opponents, boosting "Dark Enlightenment" posts, or casting doubt on our election because a drunk Rudy Guliani whispered it to them, these are not people that give a fuck about democracy.
That there are still people that think these are jokes or "not what they really mean" speaks to a fundamental cognitive dissonance that can't be repaired. Their intention is right in front of you. It's just a question of who will enable their vision.
As a side note, your post is no better than the one you replied to. "That's a reddit thing to say" is just as reductive. Maybe being an adult means realizing not everyone has to tip toe around reality.
If you mean Trump I don't "trust him", I am just highlighting that they don't seem to be in the position or want to interfere with the voting process.
Now that they are in power interfering with the election process seems to cause them more harm than good, after all if they try it makes their regime seem less legitimate.
Of course with Trump you never know, but I don't think he will be capable of doing more than shouting at governors of each state. If any voting changes go through it will probably be stuff that has bipartisan support.
>If you mean Trump I don't "trust him", I am just highlighting that they don't seem to be in the position or want to interfere with the voting process.
I'm really unsure what to say about people who are this willfully ignorant. He literally tried everything he could to subvert the voting process in 2020. Like most of his followers, I'm assuming you buried your head on this one and decided not to read it because it's so damning:
You're assuming that there will be a successor, in a democratic sense.