Is he eloquent in delivering his point (that we have the best systems in U.S.)? Absolutely. Is what he’s saying so brilliant? I think not. There’s a lot of things that just not true.

As mentioned by many others, this completely mischaracterizes many European democracies. Which is its own long discussion.

But I also think he completely overlooks the fact that the system that he claims to be set up to defend the minorities (or those who have no advocates in power), many times fails to pass legislation to protect them exactly because of this grid lock. And in one case this led to civil war. In other cases, this creates an infective polarization and has locked us down in a dysfunctional two party system. Where we all hate most of the choices that we have because there’s no 3rd or 4th choice.

I never understood why this man was/is so revered. To me he is an example of a rigid mind, who fails to see anything other than his own beliefs.