The American nation balances on the edge of the expanding abyss and without immediate action risks to face a civil conflict that will destroy democracy in the United States. About this in his article For The New York Times, the former US President Jimmy Carter was told.
According to politics, the assault capitol on January 6, 2021 was to force Americans to fight the “poisonous polarization of society”, but this did not happen. He accused the Republicans for the lie about the stolen elections, which sought distrust of the election system.
“According to the research center of the American life, 36 percent of Americans – almost 100 million adult representatives of various political views – agree that” the traditional American lifestyle disappears so quickly that we may have to apply strength to save it “”, “the ex-president drew attention, stating that such an image of thinking is able to cause serious damage to the democratic system.
Carter called on American citizens to agree with the fundamental constitutional principles and norms of justice, politeness and respect for the rule of law, as well as resist polarization, which changes political identity.
“We are all people, we are all Americans, and we have common hopes for the prosperity of our communities and our country. We must find ways to resume interaction, respectfully and constructively, leading polite conversations with family, friends and colleagues and collectively counteracting forces separating us, “the former president concluded.
In November 2021, US President Joe Biden criticized the Republican Senators who block the draft law on electoral law reforms in the country, and called for a vote. Policies from the Republican Party have already blocked three times the consideration of the draft law developed by democrats on changes in the electoral system, including the expansion of the possibilities for the registration of voters, voting by mail and ahead of time.