Breaking: USAID STOPS FUNDING FOREIGN ELECTIONS AND GUESS WHAT?
Since USAID stopped funding elections overseas to the tune of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars, more pro-sovereignty, pro-nationalist, pro-populist candidates have been winning (therefore the people of these nations win).
The victory of Flavio Bolsonaro is an example of a political victory where the United States was not able to be as influential as before (a good thing in my judgement). Bolsonaro is expected to be a very pro-U.S. president.
When people in a democratic system are able to vote in free, open, and fair elections, they will almost always choose the better candidate. When other nations interfere or intervene in foreign elections, it is never for the good of the people of the respective nation. It is solely to benefit the outside nation’s selfish self interests.
In the United States, we need to learn from this lesson. When we allow outside foreign entities (nations, groups, political parties, or companies) to interfere in our elections, they result in corrupted, untrustworthy outcomes.
For our own upcoming U.S. midterm elections in November, YES, we must VOTE, but we must also scrutinize how the vote count is being done (Local Action). And if we do, come election night, the outcome should be known and what the majority voted to achieve in these nationwide elections will result in outcomes that should benefit our country (National Impact). But only if our elections are fair, open, honest, and transparent. If they’re not, we’re in big trouble.
For our southern neighbors in Venezuela, you should be the next country to hold elections. If done properly, and with sound international oversight and not control, the people of Venezuela will also benefit.
