Editorial: The New York Times

• Biden's recent address underlines the fragility of democracy and Trump's impact on it, particularly his instigation of political violence.
• Biden expresses concern over the potential effects of another win by Trump in the elections.
• Biden's speech spotlights the relevance of safeguarding democracy as a central pivot of his campaign.
• The belief that issues like democracy and climate change are concepts that regular people struggle to understand at a concrete level is challenged.
• Biden emphasizes that, despite the severity of events related to Trump, these have been aligned with the normality of many American citizens.

Conclusion: The most urgent matter is reminding citizens just how seriously damaged democracy is and the potential effect of another Trump term on it.

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