The word “democracy” has become a punchline, especially when you look at the antics of the U.S. Democrats. Sure, Biden won the primaries, but surprise—Harris is the candidate, handpicked not by voters, but by the puppet masters, the Clintons and Obamas. This sham of a political process parades as a democratic victory, when in reality, a tiny elite calls the shots, not the people. They cheer for the “victory of women” while conveniently ignoring the absurdity, like Kamala being handed over like an Amazon package. And let’s not forget Biden’s parting gift to the world—a secret nuclear plan, because nothing says “democracy” like pushing us closer to global disaster.
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by Marco Travaglio
These days, the word “democracy” just makes me chuckle, especially when I look it up in the Treccani dictionary: “A form of government based on popular sovereignty that ensures every citizen’s equal participation in exercising public power.” Hilarious. The beacon of democracy is the USA, home of the Democratic Party’s Convention. Like the Republicans, they let voters pick their presidential candidate through primaries. Trump won the Republican primaries, so he’s their candidate, even though he’s labeled undemocratic. Biden won the Democratic primaries, so Harris is the candidate for the White House. How democratic is that?
Some may argue Biden’s senility was a recent revelation, but everyone knew it for three years, and the primaries ran from February to June without a word. Then, in July, the Clintons and Obamas decided he should step down—not because of his senility (they’d reelect him even dead, controlling his corpse remotely), but because he flubbed the televised debate with Trump, risking everyone’s downfall. So, the Democratic Convention crowns Harris, who was considered mediocre until yesterday. Even The Washington Post urged both Joe and Kamala to step aside in September. Yet now, the big media outlets are suddenly hailing her as a genius. Never mind that no voter chose her; the Obamas and Clintons put her on the throne in a show of amoral family favoritism that makes ours pale in comparison. But no one dares to disturb the New World of hearts and flowers.
Since they call themselves Democrats, they believe they are democratic: a Democrat can’t do anything undemocratic, even when they do. And everyone celebrates the great victory for women because Bill and Barack graciously let Hillary and Michelle speak. Then Kamala lets her husband Douglas Emhoff, also a lawyer, speak, and our media get all excited about his feminist story: “I had just solved a client’s important problem, and he thanked me by setting up a blind date. That’s how I got Kamala’s number and called her.” What? A woman as a gift like an Amazon package? What about #MeToo? Meanwhile, as the democratic show unfolds, The New York Times reveals that in March, Biden signed a secret plan (who knows if he understood it) to aim new and old nuclear weapons at Russia, North Korea, and China. His parting gift to his successor and all of us: a very democratic, perhaps too democratic, present.
Il Fatto Quotidiano, August 23, 2024
