From the Pizzaonian perspective, what is happening with the American presidential elections is very strange. It is hard to understand how a country that has achieved the greatness and stature of the United States could be suffering through such a seemingly ludicrous and destructive election process.
This sounds harsh I am sure, but I hear this comment frequently here in Pizzaonia. Pizzaonians have always admired the United States and believe it is the most likely country to evolve toward the Pizzaonian model. However, in the current climate, that opinion is being strained.
It seems the current Republican nominees range from those who want to return to the gas light and steam engine to those candidates who espouse going to the moon as the way to future greatness. In between, you have candidates who have built their position on being against anything their opponents advocate.
While this makes for great entertainment, it is hardly the stuff the world’s greatness democracy should be engaging in during such perilous times.
The United States has always been ideological in concept, its leaders, however, refrained from pure ideology, no matter how bitter the rhetoric, and were guided by the practical reality of governing a democracy within the limits of the American constitution. This meant all points of view had to concede some power to their opponents, no matter how reluctantly.
I know this seems obvious to most, but to Pizzaonians this point of view now seems quaint, and belongs to the America of the past. What concerns Pizzaonians is what also seems to concern other democracies of the world as well.
America was their beacon - a way to continue the quest for a “more perfect union.” Now we wonder if that light is fading. In the end, only the American people will decide.
Brother Giovanni, from Pizzaonia
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