If Trump’s Antics Fail and Biden Becomes President, Then What?

The problem hasn’t been solved, only postponed.

The news about Trump is reaching a fever pitch. With retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn — who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI before being pardoned by Trump — making the case for imposing martial law and using the military to re-run elections, things are getting weird.

But, assuming none of these antics work out in Trump’s favor, then what?

If you’re a Democrat, isn’t Biden becoming president like putting a band-aid on a severed artery? Sure, it might relieve some of your anxiety, but it doesn’t exactly solve the problem, does it?

So, what is the problem?

In the United States, and many other Western democracies, we are witnessing the rapid fracturing of society. Unfortunately, the divide seems to only be growing. In the United States, many on the Left point to the “racist, sexist, homophobic bigots” on the Right as the cause. Meanwhile, many on the Right point to the “morally-bankrupt and economically naive” on the Left as the cause.

And we all know what happens when you put someone from the Left in the same room as someone from the Right. The tense conversation quickly devolves into an embarrassing shouting match that amounts to barely more than…