A Dal-hosted Open Dialogue panel held late last month brought together experts to discuss the U.S. election and its possible implications for Canadians.
With the U.S. election now over and president-elect Joe Biden trying to create an orderly transition plan amid continued false accusations of election fraud from President Donald Trump, panelists from a Dal-hosted Open Dialogue event last month have returned to share their reactions.
Dr. Ajay Parasram
Assistant Professor, Departments of International Development Studies and History,
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鈥淥utgoing President Trump's incoherence and child-like belligerence is the logical conclusion of a tenure built on unfounded allegations, hate and the physical embodiment of white male fragility. Trump's alarming popularity is an indictment of America's failing democratic institutions, demonstrated by the overt partisanship of the Supreme Court and the fact that all senior Republicans are selfishly falling in line with the President to hedge their personal political ambitions on Trump's reckless populism.鈥�
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Dr. Robert G. Finbow
Professor and Honours Coordinator, Department of Political Science,
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鈥淏iden/Harris won a record vote and large Electoral college victory. Trump鈥檚 tantrums won鈥檛 void enough votes to reverse the outcome but may discredit the process for his 70 million supporters, increase division and assist retention of the Georgia senate seats and McConnell鈥檚 veto power. Biden鈥檚 bipartisan outreach, neo-liberal economics and marginalization of progressives on health and climate could, like Clinton and Obama, cause a stronger right populist resurgence. Middle America will slip further into the opioid- deindustrialization- health-violence nightmare and many will look for another saviour. Only transformative policy to halt the quality-of-life crisis in many communities will prevent the return of a Trump or a more effective and dangerous wannabe authoritarian in 2024.鈥� 听
Brian Bow
Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, The Centre for the Study of Security and Development,
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鈥淭he good news is that Biden won the popular vote and the electoral college; the bad news is that more than 70 million Americans voted to re-elect an authoritarian. We鈥檙e in a very tense interregnum now, with Trump and his cronies testi
The aftermath: Reactions to the U.S. election and its outcome
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