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The ease with which super-rich men can manipulate and turn the working classes against each other never fails to amaze me. It's happened in the UK and across the world, and now surely reached its zenith (again) in the USA. Donald Trump is once again the president of the financially most powerful nation on earth. And the west has a cheek to call the Arab world backwards. 

The unbelievable amount of money spent on media and advertising makes a mockery of the term democracy. The idea that people simply going to vote gives them freedom is laughable. The months of relentless brainwashing, half-truths and outright lies coming from the mouths of republicans and democrats count significantly. How can it be a true individual decision from the voter with all that in mind. 

However, that's the system and Trump and his team know how to work it. Harris did not. She never communicated her personality or policies. Even if you accused Trump of not having coherent policies, he had opinions that he talked about in plain English. Isn't that what most of us want from politicians? A bit more plain English? Harris instead went after the boogeyman, the Hitler sympathiser, the migrant basher, the woman hater etc etc. But what did we learn about her? What more do people know about Kamala other than she was a prosecutor, been part of an unpopular Biden regime and happens to be a black woman. Nothing. She had to rely on fear mongering and celebrity endorsements; both of which don't matter (clearly) to ordinary people.

As a Scot, it doesn't affect me too much at the moment. I certainly feel sympathy for those who will be affected by a hard right Trump-led government both in the US and overseas. But ultimately, the world keeps turning. The USA, China and Russia operate on a different level to Scotland. We can only focus on our own country and fight for our own causes.

From a moral standpoint though, it's disappointing that he's came out on top. It does dent your faith in humanity knowing that so many people look at a guy like him as a worthy leader.

At times like these I need good music, earphones and a social media blackout.