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b'Legend has it that when King George III heard that George Washington, had decided to retire after his second term, he remarked: \\u201cIf he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.\\u201d On July 21, 2024, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. can justifiably claim to have done one of the most heroic acts in human history.\\xa0 Jason may be quoting the Guardian article (whose link is further down in the shownotes), but he is not exaggerating.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nFew people voluntarily leave supreme power. Popes, Ayatollah, Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, and Dictators largely do not step down. They either die in office or lose power. Power is too addictive and seductive.\\xa0 Biden has stepped down and may go do in history as a modern-day Cincinnatus. He avoided the Ruth Bader Ginsburg trap. Yes, it might have been better had it happened sooner and in a more choreographed fashion rather than Adam Schiff and George Clooney having to pull him off stage left with a cane.\\xa0 Yet, better late than never.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOn this Emergency cast: Jason and Alex discuss where they were when they heard this momentous news; the bizarre oddities of the recent Republican National Convention; Trump\\u2019s selection of J D Vance as his running mate; the protectionist/America-first agenda of the Trump/Vance ticket; and how the Dems can now try to order the disorder globally and domestically but weaving a new narrative.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTwitter: @DisorderShow\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSubscribe to our Substack: https://natoandtheged.substack.com/\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nProducer: George McDonagh\\xa0\\nExec Producer: Neil Fearn\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nShow Notes Links\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nBiden\\u2019s selfless decision to drop out sets stage for an entirely different election: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/21/biden-decision-drop-analysis\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nNicholas Kristof: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/09/opinion/thepoint#biden-drop-out-meaning\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nAlexandra Hall Hall\\u2019s recent Byline Times article: \\u2018Assassination Attempts and the Rise of the Right \\u2013 Amid the Turmoil, Britain is Emerging as a Steadying Force\\u2019: https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/19/assassination-attempts-and-the-rise-of-the-right-amid-the-turmoil-britain-is-emerging-as-a-steadying-force/\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'