My love affair with the USA started to flounder in 2016, when Trump was first elected as the 45th President of the United States. How can people vote for someone like him? A narcissistic sociopath, with doubtful morals, poor business practices, a known swindler, adulterer, misogynist, and recently a convicted criminal. He is the epitome of the obnoxious American.
And now, he has been re-elected to be the 47th President of the United States. He even won the popular vote. His voters seem to be siloed within their own bubble of misinformation and scare tactics. But I also see how those on the left are also siloed . The politicians need to realise that for the average person, how high the stock market is or how low unemployment is, does not translate into how well they are doing personally, as far as their pocketbook is concerned. We have all felt the pinch of increased food prices and cost of living in the last few years. It is easy to blame the bright shiny object, in this case, the incumbent political party, of which Ms Harris is a part. It doesn't matter that Trump is a snake oil salesman, or that what comes out of his mouth is only what he knows will appeal to "his" people. Whether or not he is able to solve there economical problems doesn't really matter to them. All they want is change.
I hope that the "Centrists" in this country can rise up over the next few years and gather strength and support from the masses to make changes to the political system that resulted in the election of such a flawed human being. I am afraid of the people that he is going to be surrounding himself with during his Presidency- those with far right views and ultra conservative ideas. I fear for the reproductive rights of women in the coming years. I fear that America will become more insular. I fear that immigrants will be ostracised by this country. I am saddened and disillusioned with this country which is not what I thought it was.
I hope I am proven wrong.
