I just got off a conference call with India.

[NNadir]

It was a technical conversation, but our Indian colleagues ended the meeting by saying that they, and the whole world, is waiting to celebrate the end of Trump.

They hear the same thing from all their international contacts outside of India and the US.

The whole world wants it to be official.

[central scrutinizer]

1. Kamala Harris' mother

Was a scientist born in Chennai (probably called Madras at that time)

[Ninsianna]

52. They're proud of Kamala too, but they're really happy Trump is gone.

My uncle has been FB messaging me about how excited he is that Biden won. (He has reassured me that he has indeed won.) His kids, grandkids, sisters and nieces and nephews are here, so he's been paying attention.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Nice! And quite a few of us Americans want to join them too in celebrating the end of trump.

The American brand has been tarnished and soiled, but soon, it will be cleaned off, and decency restored. Thanks for the nice pick me up from your friends in India, it does mean a lot.

[aggiesal]

11. We'll have to get rid of McTurtle for decency to be restored. n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

12. I see you got your star!! Good!!

[aggiesal]

28. I've been meaning to say Thank you. ...

I was going to email EarlG about having a program where we "Pay it Forward"
In other words, I'll pay for Star status for someone else, and they'll pay for Star status to someone else and so on, and on, ...

But, here is a BIG THANK YOU.

[SWBTATTReg]

35. Thanks so much. Two others wanted to get you a membership too, so several of us wanted to help you

and Earl said that they weren't able to help you, but since I hadn't used a gift membership that I was given before due to level of my prior DU contributions, I was able to do so (I didn't know of someone to give it to until you).

Like you said, perhaps one day you'll be able to help someone back in payment, that is, pay it forward. Earl, bless his heart agreed w/ my request to gift you a membership and he too, deserves credit too.

Take care, and I look forward to perhaps seeing you in the many varied discussions on DU that make it so interesting to all of us.

[aggiesal]

36. Thanks. I really trying to pay it forward now. ...

I'll contact EarlG, how to accomplish this.
Thanks.

[CountMyVote4Reality]

18. +1

[SheltieLover]

22. Lock his ass up!

[mdbl]

54. very true.

he will obstruct any honest attempt make a legitimate, law abiding, functioning government. Someone has to convince the dolts that vote for him and lindsay what they are really about.

[paulkienitz]

38. hopefully he takes Modi with him

[Ninsianna]

53. Sadly, that's going to take Indians to wise up and vote him out.

[CatLady78]

56. Indeed

I would love that....And take Amit Shah as well...who is his Karl Rove and creepier/scarier even than him.

And the Indian Hannities: Navika Kumar, Arnab Goswami etc.

[llmart]

3. I know many Canadians who will be thrilled also.

Some of them are my neighbors.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

39. And there'd be a much lesser threat

of hordes of Americans panic-storming their border.

[llmart]

40. If it wasn't for Covid...

that probably would have happened. However, we're not allowed to go there. I'm only a twenty minute ride away.

[zackymilly]

4. I'm getting the opposite from my colleagues in India

Don't know why they should care though. One of our sister companies is there, plus all of our SAP programmers/consultants, which is the group I deal with. When I conference with them they will sometimes bring up rump and say they support him, and I'll ask, "Why? I don't", and that ends it.

[HipChick]

6. Good old SAP

I close it down stat with a we don't talk politics...

[Recursion]

7. BJP and RSS in general is very pro-Trump

So you'll see a lot of pro-Trump sentiment in, say, Ahmedabad, and less in, say, Chennai.

[Ninsianna]

63. I think it's a North vs South thing too. Also the South is thrilled about Kamala.

[NNadir]

8. In business I always avoid political discussions unless someone else...

...brings them up.

That's what happened in this case.

People I respect a great deal like Modi, generally because of their religious views.

To me, he's Trump lite, and my understanding is that he and Trump, unlike most world leaders other than dictators like Putin, got along.

It would be too much to expect a country with well over a billion people to be politically homogenous.

This said, there were several Indian teams on the call, as well as other American companies. Everyone spontaneously agreed with laughter that the world cannot wait to be rid of Trump.

[AmericanCanuck]

47. Unlike Trump who eeked out a win with Russian help

Modi has won two elections in a massive landslide.

[IronLionZion]

13. It's still conservative vs liberal

conservative Indians love Trump for many of the usual reasons, pro-business, anti-Muslim, tax cuts, authoritarian strongman, etc.

The people who support Modi would also support Trump.

[anneboleyn]

21. Sadly there are some Modi fans

[hunter]

5. Echoes my experience....

.... and my own unabashed support of Kamala Harris.

[question everything]

9. Indeed. Even heard criticism of our system

Yes, hard to explain the electoral college.

Someone even questioned the old system of voting by mail instead of online.

I explained that we are worry about hacking and that, not all voters have access to the Internet.

Later I was wondering whether if voting online can provide a trail to check.

[NNadir]

10. The electoral college is the last vestige of human slavery...

...in our constitution and it needs to go.

[SheltieLover]

24. Yes!

[Ilsa]

30. Yep, it needs to be changed. It may not happen in my lifetime,

but I think it'll be changed eventually. I think everyone needs a thorough civics lesson as to why we have had it for so long.

I also think trumpers need to be reminded that federal election results weren't known across the US on election day for the first century plus.

[Wednesdays]

46. In the first fifty years of the republic,

election results weren't known for WEEKS after Election Day!

ETA: that's why Inauguration Day originally wasn't until March. (They changed it to January after 1933.)

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

51. +1000

[PoliticAverse]

44. "The president is indirectly elected by an electoral college"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_India

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. I had a conference call with colleagues in the EU this morning. Same on that call!

[onlyadream]

15. About a month ago I was on a call with an Indian guy

And aside from being extremely sexist (I'm a woman), he thought Trump was a funny guy.
I ended up not working with him.

[onlyadream]

61. Yes, it was unbelievable.

I own my company and I made a decision, and he didn't like what I decided and told me to talk it over with my husband (this happened a few times). I was like - WTF - this is my company and MY decision. When I was firm, he actually circumvented me and contacted my husband!!!! I was astounded.

[LittleGirl]

16. This expat

married to an Indian British (American citizen since 2012), agrees. We are all holding our breath! Call it already!

[Goodheart]

17. I play boardgames online on this great international site named boardgamearena.com

Players from all over the world.

And they're congratulating the USA today!

[Warpy]

19. There will be recounts in WI and PA, at the very least

so the whole world might have to wait a bit.

However, the only state that Dumdum seems likely to win is NC.

And they wonder why I left.

[hunter]

20. "Brain Drain" in Republican U.S.A. is a painful reality.

Alas the electoral college votes and senate seats remain behind.

[Throckmorton]

23. My contacts at WANO are similarly hopeful.

Got a text from an old colleague this afternoon, she says every person she sees cannot wait for Trump to be replaced.

[Wounded Bear]

25. We disappointed the world in 04 with Dumbya...

hope all of this holds and we get 'er done this time.

[LymphocyteLover]

26. this is my feeling-- they all want this freak gone

[lagomorph777]

27. I have been hearing the same from colleagues in Canada, UK, and Europe.

[VA_Jill]

29. Bolsonaro

has apparently said that he "is ready to move on" from tRump. And so say we all!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

34. Yeah, even the a-hole leaders don't like him. n/t

[Mister Ed]

31. I had the same experience exactly with a colleague in India yesterday. n/t

[Dukkha]

32. the best part is

The TV addicted dotard will have to see the global celebration and can't dismiss it as "fake news" more glorious salt in his wounds!

[SergeStorms]

33. Join the Conga Line.

It's going to be a long one, and we're going to be dancing for a looooooooooooong time!

[whistler162]

37. All 1.353 billion

WOW that was some conference call.

[NNadir]

48. Not the least of the problem was getting electricity...

...to all 1.353 billion.

It was worth it. The fact that so many Indians lack electricity is a huge concern for humanity.

Thanks for noting the bad grammar. I won't correct it, as the post proved to be surprisingly popular as is.

[warmfeet]

41. Wonderful!

We need allies.

[Hortensis]

42. Thanks, NNadir. Thank goodness we're managing to come through for all. nt

[BobTheSubgenius]

43. I'm not a bit surprised.

Whether a given country likes or dislikes the US, the world needs America to be running on an even keel, for all kinds of reasons.

[lastlib]

45. It must really SUCK....

to be the MOST-HATED man in the world!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

50. Hitler has dropped to #2 on the most-hated list.

Fat Donnie has gotten what he's always wanted -- to be Number One.

[Cha]

49. We suspected as much.. Thanks

for the verification, NNadir!

[RicROC]

55. Also, my friends...

in the Netherlands and Berlin have been watching the results and are happy to see Trump on his way out.

However, they express concern about our system, not necessarily the actors themselves in the US, but that our laws are so antiquated or convoluted that such dangerous politicians can wield so much influence.

[revolutionbrees]

58. I wish mine had gone the same way.

I work for a large conglomerate with headquarters in Mumbai. Our manager expressed dismay because Trump has apparently very good for several of their divisions. But he did express faith for a good relationship with Joe Biden.

[Demovictory9]

59. 👍😀