(September 24, 2022 at 11:07 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(September 24, 2022 at 7:40 am)Jehanne Wrote: It is the cornerstone of American democracy that the losers ADMIT that they lost and graciously accept the peaceful transfer of power.
Trump's actions & behavior are completely unique in the history of the United States of America; no other President has behaved this way with respect to an election loss.
I’m not sure that accepting defeat qualifies Nixon as a ‘patriot’, since every losing presidential candidate (bar Trump) has done exactly that. It’s just business as usual, nothing special. It’s like declaring someone a patriot for driving a car or having running water.
Boru
Quote:At the end of the Revolutionary War, many people in America and Europe thought Washington would retain the reins of power to become the leader of the new nation, or even king. When told by the American artist Benjamin West that Washington was going to resign, King George III of England said "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."
Maryland State House -- George Washington's Resignation
