and maybe if we are really lucky, we could also move towards a future where candidates are allowed to be on the ballot, and shouldnt be kept off to "save democracy" - we must save democracy by disallowing people voting for who they want!

Or a future where the loser doesn’t desperately cling to power and incite violence to try to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

I actually agreed that Trump should be on the ballot back when that was a thing.

I guess my point is: if anyone thinks their grievances justifies violence, remember that the other side has grievances too.

We have free speech in the United States, so we are free to say things like “Biden is senile” or “Trump is anti-democratic.” But if we can’t exercise free speech and disagree without descending into violence, then it will be our downfall. Xi and Putin will be delighted. Maybe they’ll take over and we’ll have a system where saying the wrong thing gets you disappeared, strapped to a tiger chair, or thrown out of a window.