Obama highlighted a paradox: claiming to defend democracy can make it feel less democratic. For supporters, his words set boundaries to protect norms and peaceful transfers of power. For critics, they sounded like exclusion, suggesting that mistrust or dissent makes one illegitimate. Democracy survives not by labeling losers as outsiders, but by letting loss be painful without erasing belonging.
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By Labi
