The "Democracy Beacon" collapses, the US crisis is far from over

The collapse of the American "Democracy Beacon"

In the past two days, European leaders have spoken intensively. In addition to condemning the shock incident in the US Congress, they have expressed their disappointment with "American democracy."

British Prime Minister Johnson stated at the press conference that it is completely wrong to encourage people to conquer Parliament and constantly question the results of free and fair elections. This shameful behavior must be condemned unreservedly.

German Chancellor Merkel expressed shock. She called on the United States to achieve a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.

French President Macron said in English in his speech, "Everything that happens in Washington is definitely not the United States."
The death of George Floyd, an African-American, in May of 1999 triggered a wave of protests that spread across the United States. At that time, the intensification of domestic racial conflicts in the United States illuminated "the dark corners of American democracy."

On the eve of the transfer of power to the president, events in the U.S. Congress continue to ferment, highlighting the political polarization and social division in the United States. The riots caused by the election made the so-called "American democracy" seem so fragile and vulnerable.

European media have sighed, what happened to the so-called "benchmark of world democracy"?