How divided America is. For the great American power, 2020 has been a year of great divisions, and the presidential elections exposed the world to those deep cracks in polarization.
“Friends, the people of this nation have spoken. They have given us a clear and convincing victory. A victory for us, the people. We have won with the largest number of votes in the history of the country: 81 million,” said the now president elected Joe Biden in one of his first speeches after winning at the polls.
Biden’s supporters took to the streets to celebrate his triumph. But despite all that joy, others lamented the results and even persisted in the unfounded theory of electoral fraud.
“We were rewarded with a victory. I received almost 75 million votes. The largest number of votes in the history of our country for a sitting president,” said Donald Trump in turn.
A report from the Pew Research Center found that nearly 80% of Trump and Biden supporters responded that they had few or no friends to support the other candidate.
The pandemic played an important role in this election year. Donald Trump repeatedly downplayed the severity of the coronavirus. Often contradicting the health authorities and even making dangerous suggestions.
COVID-19 also became an epidemic of inequality. Communities of color have been the hardest hit in this crisis.
The murder of George Floyd, posted on social media, triggered a wave of protests across the country against police violence and inequality. With the participation of up to 26 million people, they were the largest protests in the history of the United States.
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