Accepting the vote means peaceful transfer of power, and comes from "The Revolution of 1800" a US political event.
There was a peaceful transfer of power in 2016 with Hilary conceding.
Confusion of this only highlights the lack of understanding of democracy in the UK.
There was a peaceful transfer of power in 2016 with Hilary conceding.
Confusion of this only highlights the lack of understanding of democracy in the UK.
https://twitter.com/LanceForman/status/1324090671448363008
Why are the press being rude for Trump not accepting the result? Because the Revolution of 1800 is a US event they pride themselves on the first peaceful transfer of power.
It's not just an important part of democracy, it's a very important part of US democracy.
If people think the press couldn't hold Trump to account because he won, or couldn't be critical, ermmmm....no that's not what 'accepting the result' means.
We've had to deal with people not understanding this after the referendum, and that has been bad enough, but to then apply that lack of understanding to the US election where it's such a big thing just looks silly.
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