I absolutely think the two round-system helps.
Aside from the element of urgency you mention, I'd say a huge benefit of such a system is that the risk of splitting the vote between similar candidates is lessened.

That's barely a scarier prospect than the idea of Le Pen as president was, to be honest.
What a godawful human being she is.

In general, they do seem willing to hate people of most all colors and faiths.
They're really quite an open-minded bunch.

I'm ashamed to admit that I quite like "Dat boi".
For some reason, whenever I see that happy unicycle-riding little weirdo, I chuckle to myself. Not at all sure why.

Can and should. The hateful xenophobia industry is a huge job creator.

With this and the defeat of Le Pen in France, it's been a bad day for hateful xenophobes.

That's insane.

Yeah, I was thinking more of casting of the second kind, where the focus is really on somebody's actual features.
Seems painful.

I know, it's such a broad sweeping statement on such a large segment of the population. It's like yes, certainly, some people in their early twenties are morons. But wisdom, in many cases, does not come with age. It's not like people automatically become well-rounded individuals when they turn thirty-five or…

Also: frizzy hair!!

I always wonder about the casting process for "ugly person" roles.
Do they literally just put out a casting call that reads, "less than attractive girl wanted, needs to be generally unappealing".
And then does your agent call you to tell you you've got an audition for "Conventionally Unattractive Girl #4"? And then…

I'm not a huge fan of the whole "all young people are idiots" argument.
I used to see it applied to teenagers, which I suppose makes a modicum of sense, but 23-year-olds? Really? I'm that age, and I promise that my peers and I aren't all simpletons.

True.
There is a really cool novel by Ron Currie, Jr. though, that has that title and it is about God taking the form of a refugee girl and literally dying, throwing the world into chaos.
One of my favorites.

I loveee this show. It's easily my favorite right now.
I love insane stuff like that tree-tapping ceremony. And I love the fashion.
And I love how gullible Archie is.

She is like a (more) twisted version of Blair Waldorf.
Elegant, privileged, bitchy and incredibly theatrical, while also somehow remaining vulnerable.

I felt bad laughing out loud at that remark, as it was really cruel.
Must have been in the delivery.

I caught an interview on a Dutch late night show yesterday (I'd link to the segment, but it doesn't have subtitles) with Michiel Vos, a Dutch U.S. correspondent who's currently making a documentary on the U.S. for HBO.

Good point.
But it will certainly be Americans who bear the brunt of his domestic policy, with regards to healthcare, women's rights, LGBTQ rights and such.

I'm not even American, but I still find the Trump presidency terrifying. I mean, a lot of his actions will have global consequences. Take his rollback of environmental regulations, for example.

I've never done one of these before, but it's too perfect to pass up: