A peaceful transfer of power in America? Yes, but…

Bogota, Colombia. The photographer said the framing seemed to underline the joyous nature of the Colombian people. Photo by Flavia Carpio on Unsplash

I don’t know about you but the Colombian election has been a rare bright spot in the news from the Americas.

Note that news Colombia has elected its first-ever leftist leader and its first-ever Afro-Colombian vice president came as we learnt the following:

** that the Texas Republican Party had approved a far-right official party platform claiming that President Biden was not legitimately elected.

** and the longstanding US Republican drive to use the long arm of the law to rewrite environmental regulations may be coming to fruition, or simply coming to a head (with the US Supreme Court soon to hand down a decision on West Virginia vs Environmental Protection Agency).

In light of continuing US craziness over Joe Biden’s election, the results of Colombia’s date with the ballot box were refreshingly quick, fuss-free…and dare one say it, America…