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The mess after Trump’s election loss shows America’s strength, and investors need to understand that
- America is open, transparent and willing to air its problems in public, and this can be difficult to understand by those who haven’t experienced it
- It is easy to disrespect the United States, but it is very risky to feel superior and investors must be able to understand the country and its global influence
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US President Donald Trump accused Joe Biden of hiding in a bunker during the coronavirus outbreak. Who’s hiding in a bunker now, Donald?
The unseemly sight of a sitting president denying democracy and accusing his own institutions of corruption are music to the ears of America’s opponents. Even so, the nation’s institutions are so strong that Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president on January 20.
All eyes were on America as the counts dragged on, although in 2000 the result took 35 days. In 1876, it took four months.
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The last Indian general election took 5½ weeks for a result, and Belgium has only recently formed a government after going without for 16 months with no apparent difficulty. America delivered an accurate, clean and transparent ballot in a reasonable time, no matter what the incumbent claims.
For the past few years, the United States has looked like an omnishambles. A country that prides itself on freedom of speech meant that the president was constantly ridiculed about his ridiculing. It was neither distinguished nor respectful, though he brought it on himself.
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As it happened: US Election 2020
As it happened: US Election 2020
The US is an emotional country, a cultural melting pot, a country built on immigration where almost everyone is a something-American. Biden identifies as an Irish-American, holding a stale antipathy towards Britain.
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