I have spent an awful lot of time listening to (some very good) US Politics podcasts over the last few months as I honestly think this election will have more effect on my life, certainly in the medium to long term, than our own election a few months ago.
Stuff like this always brings to mind a quote from Terry Pratchett that I loved:
"There is a curse: They say 'May you live in interesting times.' "
(But then he has so many quotable lines, you could find something for almost any scenario!)
On the plus side, it looks like this transition will be more peaceful than the last.
I've been lucky enough to spend a lot of time stateside, and thoroughly loved my time there and the people I've met, but I can't claim to understand America well enough to parse this result. There's obviously something that the country (as a whole) thinks it needs from Trump that it couldn't get from Harris.
I'm a bit gutted that the biggest lesson being taught to kids around the world from this is that if you lie, cheat, grope and manipulate, you can end up with everything you've ever dreamed. 'twas ever thus, I guess...
I'm clinging on to the hope that the next four years either aren't as bad as I expect, or that whatever transpires will maybe be the catalyst that galvanises *everyone* to take an objective look at ourselves and work out how we can all work together to make fix things.
Fingers crossed.
November 8th, 2024
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Quite!
I've been lucky enough to spend a lot of time stateside, and thoroughly loved my time there and the people I've met, but I can't claim to understand America well enough to parse this result. There's obviously something that the country (as a whole) thinks it needs from Trump that it couldn't get from Harris.
I'm a bit gutted that the biggest lesson being taught to kids around the world from this is that if you lie, cheat, grope and manipulate, you can end up with everything you've ever dreamed. 'twas ever thus, I guess...
I'm clinging on to the hope that the next four years either aren't as bad as I expect, or that whatever transpires will maybe be the catalyst that galvanises *everyone* to take an objective look at ourselves and work out how we can all work together to make fix things.
Fingers crossed.