Firstly I’d like to make it absolutely clear that I focus on Scottish and British politics. American politics and the American system are things I’m no expert on. I’m also not brilliant at wording how I feel about this as it’s pretty fresh.
I’m not insinuating I’m above politics but I would have found it an extremely difficult election to be voting in if I was an American as I’d have struggled to find something that represents me. The two party system is absolutely dreadful.
I can easily see why some Americans found voting for Trump appealing and that’s because he was not an establishment figure. It almost felt like a protest vote in a similar way the Brexit referendum did.
That being said, and this goes out to any reader who is currently in America. There is an aggressive similarity between the Brexit campaign and one side of the American election. The hate that was incited during Brexit, followed by Brexit being voted for, legitimised people’s hatred and I worry the same can happen here.
My main concern currently is that the racists, misogynists and bigots that voted for Donald Trump will now feel like they can behave like that way more openly that ever now that they’ve won. So for all of you living in America, your duty right now is to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.
However. And this is a big however. Clinton, in my opinion, was not a good Democrat candidate. Sure, in comparison to Trump, she looks far more level-headed and she’s been involved in politics for over 30 years but the inability to admit to her flaws is what pushed people away. Even some Bernie supporters didn’t want to vote for Hilary after the primaries. I think in a way, after being in the political system for so long, some voters may have viewed her as having too much baggage.
Compare the denial about the emails or the dismissing of the rape case to Trump’s misogynistic comments about ‘grab them by the pussy’ and I think that Trump 'recovered’ faster from attacks against him.
That being said, a man who has double digits of rape and sexual assault accusations should never have been able to run for president. If that happened in Scotland, even the allegation would have been career ending.
I’m still processing a lot of it and we’ll definitely have to wait and see what happens. My concern is for the immediate aftermath.
Stay safe my American friends.
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