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The political will to move forward is a great counterpoint to my original post, and I disagree that the USA has a lot of that. If anything the USA seems ruled by an entrenched political caste wedded deeply to old ideas and old ways of doing things and much too comfortable.

A lot of people who don't ordinarily vote R voted for Trump in the hope that at least he'd shake some things up. (I didn't, but I can't blame them all that much.) Most of them are very disappointed and won't be voting for him again, but that leaves Biden who is yet another member of that same calcified political class.

Maybe we just have to wait for them all to retire or die off. Sad, but might be true. People can continue to learn and grow as they age, but it seems like a lot of people choose not to. At some point they decide they know everything and are right about everything and they just stop there.

I disagree about India though. India has loads of talent. They have corruption and other issues but so does China and so do we. Africa is further behind but I'm bullish on it over a long (25-50 year) time frame. Values and culture wise Africa is probably a lot closer to the USA than many people would imagine... or at least that's the impression I get. Africa seems to be slowly becoming politically stable, and political instability is historically the reason Africa has remained so dysfunctional. Who wants to invest in a place where the next perennial revolution might destroy everything?

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>If anything the USA seems ruled by an entrenched political caste wedded deeply to old ideas and old ways of doing things and much too comfortable.

Replace "old ideas and old ways of doing things and much too comfortable" with "power", and I'll agree 100% percent.

>Most of them are very disappointed and won't be voting for him again

Based on my discussions with Trump supporters, I don't see that. In fact, they're very happy with his performance and feel his job is made intentionally hard because of political opposition. If anything, their resolve to vote for his has been strengthened.

Also, these people will NOT vote for Biden. They watched him during his past decades in politics and can see his mental decline clear as day. Voting for Biden is basically guaranteeing Section 4 of the 25th Amendment will be invoked for the first time ever.