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aristarchus [soylentnews.org] writes:

At the Independent Online [iol.co.za] out of South Africa, an opinion piece on recent American developments:

US President Donald Trump can consider himself stymied. The Democrats finally emerged from their electoral apathy and voted in large numbers in this week’s US midterm elections - and are now in a position to block Trump’s far-right populist agenda.

It may not be “a new day in America”, as Democrat Nancy Pelosi - the likely new Speaker of the US House of Representatives - claims.

But Trump will have serious trouble pursuing his legislative agenda, and avoiding aggressive investigation into his business dealings, sexual assault allegations, and alleged Russian collusion.

With the Democrats now in firm control of the US House of Representatives, they will be able to control committee chairships, issue subpoenas, and can enforce aggressive oversight over congressional investigations.

But unfortunately, Trump’s divisive rhetoric will continue unabated as he rallies his base, encouraging their racism, xenophobia and ultra-nationalism.

One of the great intellectual minds of this century Noam Chomsky had lamented prior to the midterm elections that we are living through one of the gravest moments in human history. He contended that the results of this election would impact everything from climate change to nuclear weapons.

He can breathe a sigh of relief that the midterm election results may now enable the House of Representatives to stop Trump in his tracks. Perhaps Trump’s dangerous alt-right trajectory has been slowed, for now at least.

Guess which news organization is about to lose its White House Press Corps credential?

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