Can America’s broken politics be fixed? The answer is no

Shaun Lawson
23 min readNov 10, 2020

Saturday November 7, 2020. 11:26 AM Eastern Standard Time. The moment history was made; the moment Donald Trump’s wretched, monstrous, disgusting presidency was consigned to the dustbin of history.

As CNN called the election for Joe Biden, swiftly followed by most other stations, thousands raced into the streets across America for a spontaneous celebration. This wasn’t just about joy; it was about relief. Of a whole country escaping its serial, malignant abuser, and finally having the chance to start a long healing process from…

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Shaun Lawson

Writer, teacher, editor. Based in Uruguay, but a regular commentator on UK politics and current affairs.