Four years ago, the tumultuous event at the U.S. Capitol orchestrated by Donald Trump’s supporters served as a lesson in history. Vice President Harris, as she walked through the ornate rotunda of the Capitol, seemed to be carrying out a sacred duty, yet the results she announced appeared to be a讽刺 of her career. Her predecessor, who also performed the same duty under the same dome, now had to express his praise in a sarcastic tone, commending the defeated president. All this seems to hint at the helplessness of American democracy.