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Personally, I think a United States that has eliminated the GOP, we would actually be able to reobtain Super Saiyan status among the nations of earth. Our greatest weakness, is that many parts of our governance are dated compared to the institutions of the European Union - we can't elect many good politicians, rife with corruption, a broken social identity where American cannot be defined, abusive corporations and employers, failing education, the failure of the social contract, crumbling infrastructure, ect. For the last 40ish or so years, American has been running on inertia and a big military stick, which masked the erosion of America.
Fix these things, and suddenly the US might become a genuine super power again.
It's going to take a helluva lot longer than "suddenly" for the rest of the world to trust the USA again.
You fuckwits knew what Trump was and you went and made the same stupid fucking mistake again 4 years later.
Even if you kick Trump and the MAGAts out, how can we trust that you won't simply let them seize power again in a couple of years?
It's going to take a generation of sane progressive leaders before anyone will start to forgive and forget.
*8 years later
4 years after getting rid of him they invited him back in.
The GOP really is the worst of us, and removing it would do wonders. The Democrats aren't perfect (or even good half the time), but they're like herpes compared to the gop's aggressive cancer.