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What are the neo-liberals doing?

In the USA, in regards to the election. The neo-liberals are painting the election as stolen by the Russians, as though somehow they swung the electoral college for Trump.
Except, as Ian Welsh points out, even if the leaks and the FBI did ultimately cost H. Clinton the election, both were own-goals. This cannot be stated enough. H. Clinton's email scandal was of her own design. The Russians never forced her to utilize her unsecured private email server. (That's not even getting into stating how the proof showing it was Russians who did it isn't good enough.)
What's especially concerning is how commentators are chasing this lede down a very dangerous rabbit hole. It's unsettling to hear how people would be absolutely fine with the electoral college overturning their decision, because of these accusations.
Well, that's called a coup. And if you're fine with the electoral college overturning result of an election, then you're fine with a coup, and all of its consequences. That probably includes fighting in the streets, demonstrations, and probably, ultimately, injuries and deaths. I suppose that's all fine, so long as they're the deaths of people whom you don't know. They probably don't even believe in the same things as you, anyway, so it's all good, right?
Look, let's face facts. Trump won. He won the electoral college. It's all he needed. He never needed the popular vote, and never bothered with it. He ran a brilliant campaign tailored to win what he needed, and disregarded what he didn't.
Whereas H. Clinton ran a terrible campaign. She ran a losing campaign, tailored to win her nothing more than what she already had. She disregarded and discredited those who would have supported her had she catered to them, such as Bernie supporters. She expected votes she never worked for.
In the end, what we're witnessing is simply another neo-liberal coup in its infancy. They're putting pressure onto the electoral college, and should it turn, then this coup is partway successful. These neo-liberals are simply doing what they've always done in foreign nations, except for the first time, they're brought it home.
Don't people understand how dangerous this is, ultimately? If they succeed, then the republic of the USA loses legitimacy. And legitimacy is key. It's absolutely fundamental.
I don't even know what to say, really.
Trump's odious. His picks for for his staff are odious. But he won. So oppose him in good faith. Oppose him within the limits of the republic. When those limits are breached, it's over. Might as well pack it all in, and never bother with democracy ever again.
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