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With Russia, North Korea, Iran and China around the corner, waiting patiently for us to figure out our worries? That's one big, serious hope unless I'm missing something in the picture.

So both candidates are unfit. Amazing is not the fact - no system will last forever and we knew no matter how persisted in forgetting; but how fast it happened. What if it was there all along though - only this is what it took to make us notice, and nothing less?

Do you want to be on the same level of dumbness as the brain dead? Is it the best candidate to lead the country through the critical challenge, as the new Axis of tyrants is rising? If not then it's a failure. Who cares if you imagined some blossoming goodness in your mind and forgot about the reality? Who's listening to the explanations?

"We have enemies on the outside – China, Russia, North Korea. But they're not really enemies if you have a smart president. They're not enemies, you’ll make them do great". What does it mean? That Hitler is not an enemy? That America could accept brutal international banditism or even come on board? China continues to prosecute democracy protesters - it can be a partner, or a friend? The international order, United Nations, the Charter what could be the meaning of it? The brain dead won't notice - how could they, with no living thinking cells? From this point on, we're in the new age. Nothing is the same and will be. The political system has failed and is not working for the citizens. The fate of democracy is, from now on, in their hands. At least we can document - and we will, how we are coming to it. No chance we couldn't know.

Remember, we began with cows; now the second question looks an insurmountable conundrum for this folk. Give the thug what he wants, give a bit more and hope your best he won't come for more (soon) as he sure will. A Second Grader knows. No way we couldn't have known.

Does it mean that he is a better candidate now, than those who were rejected? Or the system failed the party, and the country by failing to select the best candidate for the country, not the one with the deepest roots in it?

Well, what can you add. They aren't even trying to hide it. No way we couldn't have known.

Let's look at factually: the nomination system can approve a patented crook; and a virtually unresponsive or close. No problem, stamp! Is it plain chaos mode, or already past it? What more evidence is needed that it's broken? How could it look that evidence, can it even be imagined?

For a functional democracy it's a failed one. 0 out of 5, on the scale. Zero principles, honesty, integrity. Responsibility, for the acts and the future. Respect for the principles of democracy. Founding fathers are horrified at this choice. There wouldn't be much room any lower - while still a democracy. A collective achievement, sure.

They will love it if in the face of the rising Axis of tyrants a hotsh*t liar would give them all to "pacify" them and then wait patiently when they come for more "because he knows" them. The same trick that failed again and again, hardly for the lack of trying by cowards and liars. In their own words. See, for dead brains this is what goodness amounts to, cut and clear. Those of us who still have it working will have something to ponder about. Now, we still have the time.

History accepts no excuses, buts or ifs.

I don't care what the brainless crowd would say, it's about way more than what face will sit in some chair. It's about viability and survivability at this point, nothing less. It's clear that Joe cannot think in terms of real problems facing him in real time - he simply doesn't connect with them, in his own space. He can be a decent placeholder, a faceplate for the speeches that were prepared for him, for his countless aides and advisers but of himself, real self and in the real time, I just didn't see much. So who will it be, who will face the new generation of aggressive, brutal dictators - Putins, Kims and others? Who will lead the resistance to them? On the other side, we have a patented hotbull liar ready to give in and give up all without as much as trying to stand up. This is not great. At this, most critical time: nobody is in the head. No clear options. Imagine, Hitler with some soft fluffy pillow, across. What wouldn't he take? Why? But to face the test of Time one needs reason; strength and ressolve. It will not accept empty promises, overly lies, excuses or explanations unlike some of us. Not an easy one to figure out. No obvious ways. So if we want to see some continuation into the future we'll have to figure this one out. All of us, who can still think and stand. Or all of it can go up in a flap - the satellites, global Internet, Tiktok, nightly talk shows: all. In a snap of fingers, just like that. Rome knows.

Not yet, OK. Let's give it some more time. It may just come through, like one can hope right?

Nothing new there. Democracy is the responsibility, and product of free citizens. It takes constant, minute and comprehensive attention and upkeep. Eternal engine of goodness and prosperity is only a fairy tale... that ends, always only one way.

Cognitive decline or absence of honesty, integrity and decency? What is the better one? Is there, the better?

America lost it.

A patented crook is somehow a better choice? It seems to have lost the capacity to produce good ones and that is a big, deep problem. Nothing easy to fix, from this line on. No hope for a simple push of one finger.

Well, yes and no: a gradual, slow process of detachment and alienation. With "democracy as a circus", the destination. For a while it worked for the elites to simplify even dumb it down for the citizens, easier to run; it worked for the public too, it'll take care of itself somehow, nothing much to worry can go to the party. Except the destination was and always is there. Every system needs attention, upkeep, cleanup and maintenance. The entropy, it just cannot be beat.

Wait we have the answer here and its a good, realistic one! Well done. So the next one, only a tiny bit more challenging: will a violent thug, a bully stop if you give him all what he wants? Let's try? A Second Grader knows.

Yes: it's a factual, accomplished failure and there's no reason it had to be like this in the leading, till now, democracy of the world. Under-performing and self-absorbed versus a patented liar and crook is not the choice a great democracy deserves. The political system has failed the country. It did not live up to, failed its duty and responsibility to produce the best candidates, capable of leading the country on the basis of her traditions, principles and the Constitution. The situation here is the factual evidence of the failure. Citizens are left in a dire conundrum, the choice between an unwanted and outright impossible. No, it shouldn't be that way. A failure. One of the qualities of a great leader is the responsibility and vision, the ability to measure and gauge personal ambitions against the good of the country and make the right choices. It failed too. The ambition prevailed and it wasn't the best choice for the country. From here, the future of the great democracy of the past is in her citizen's hands. It has to be assured, and the political system that has failed needs to be fixed and renewed. A formidable task and not at all assured of the success. People can do away with their democracy, it happened numerous times in history. It is only a choice and a relatively easy one. Keep it going, on the other hand, is a work, effort and responsibility of free citizens. No promises or guarantees were given here.

Looks like we may have found the core of the conundrum, thanks to collective effort: so, one more time: will cows fly if Trump says so? C'mon we can do it, the answer!

Look, we're getting somewhere! So they will indeed fly if only the Beloved Idol trumpeted so from his fat cheeks? As proven by the "evidence" right?

Does it mean, yes? See, they'll believe that too. No limits: only need a dead brain.

Still, a total vacuum of intelligence, ohoh. Could the cows begin to fly if the fat cheeks and the lying tongue said so? Hey folks, a bit easier one just for ya. Try again?

This is 21st century and as the poster forgot to mention, would apply only to a case of national-level draft. In this case, yes it's a valid question. Citizens have to defend their nation or it may cease to exist. Is there a place in this situation for exclusivity by any one of the essential characteristics, is absolutely a valid question.