Donald Trump has been elected President – some reactions
People are being witty and insightful about the election of Donald Trump.
As This Writer is neither witty nor insightful today, here’s what they had to say, starting with a US citizen commenting on the biggest political mistake of the year – before the US election:
You Brits thought you could make the most embarrassing political decision of the year. Boy, did we show you.
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) November 9, 2016
At least two Brits agree:
https://twitter.com/Barkercartoons/status/796282504303050752
Having a really bad leader can be good if it shakes people out of their complacency. UK are learning the hard way. USA: learn from us.
— Atos Miracles (@AtosMiraclesfb) November 9, 2016
What does it mean?
Thus began the great Amrican Irrelevance. Discarding Life,Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness in favour of Feeling Good About Feeling Bad..
— Martin Rowson (@MartinRowson) November 9, 2016
Drain the swamp, lock her up, build a wall, send them back. Interesting to see if these were like the £350m a week – just lies to get votes!
— Paul Lewis (@paullewismoney) November 9, 2016
People are kicking the establishment. We can only win with non-establishment, non-careerist politicians like Sanders and Corbyn now #Trump
— Tweets by Sue (@marthasydenham) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/MxJackMonroe/status/796270135749255168
Republicans will unravel Obamacare just as the Tories have easily unravelled all the good Labour did in government. Need radical left govt.
— Tweets by Sue (@marthasydenham) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/MxJackMonroe/status/796275010629406720
Hillary Clinton comes in for some (deserved) criticism:
https://twitter.com/UtopianFireman/status/796263160588156932
A billionaire had to convince people he's not part of 'elite'. Choice of Democrat candidate helped his 'anti-establishment candidate' pose.
— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) November 9, 2016
Amazingly, the markets are stable:
Well so much for the so called city experts forecast of a crashing $ and stock prices if @realDonaldTrump wins . The markets are stable
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) November 9, 2016
Pound up 0.2%. FTSE down 0.2%. No bloodbaths in London right now.
— Adam Parsons (@adamparsons) November 9, 2016
But it seems the US population is not:
The Canadian Immigration website crashed due to server overload. It's almost as if people migrate in response to crises.
— Novara Media (@novaramedia) November 9, 2016
My own opinion on the unreliability of the mass media seem confirmed here:
I fear that journalism is irredeemably broken, a failure, My profession failed to inform the public about the fascist they are electing.
— Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) November 9, 2016
And also on polling:
I know we said this after 2015 elections and Brexit, but this is the last straw for political polling. Gives a completely false picture.
— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) November 9, 2016
I am so SICK of been told by experts these things can't happen when I know that they will. #Scotland #Corbyn #Financialcrash #Brexit #Trump
— Sue Marsh (@suey2y) November 9, 2016
I wonder if all the money spent on opinion polls could not be better spent
The Romans used to examine entrails – probably as useful— Tom London (@TomLondon6) November 9, 2016
#polls mean nothing, The only ray of light on a dark day (almost as dark if #HRC had won. #Media idiots learn the lesson #JC4PM
— The SKWAWKBOX (@skwawkbox) November 9, 2016
They won’t, Steve.
Let’s all remember this, next time the polls say Jeremy Corbyn is dozens of points behind the Tories, eh? There’ll be an agenda behind that result.
Some people appear to agree that it is the political situation that led to Trump’s candidacy that should take much of the blame for his election:
OK, Bernie voters. Can we get working on that revolution now? It's not Trump that needs to be defeated, it's the worldview that led to him
— Brian Pedaci (@bpedaci) November 9, 2016
Voters in USA have a visceral loathing of the Establishment that has held power there for decades
Bernie Sanders would have done better— Tom London (@TomLondon6) November 9, 2016
Only hope is when Trump fails to deliver what he's promised, enough people join the movement that sprang up behind Bernie Sanders.
— Tweets by Sue (@marthasydenham) November 9, 2016
Any progressive who wants to win big elections must turn mind to changing fundamentals of economic system which has created so much anger.
— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) November 9, 2016
There have been some oddities as well. CNN quoted @VanJones68: “This was a whitelash against a changing country”. So what, exactly, is a “blacklash”, apart from an obscure Marvel Comics supervillain?
And the future? I like this:
Whatever happens in America, however dark things get, decent people the world over must never give up fighting. That would be true defeat.
— Marcus Chown (@marcuschown) November 9, 2016
And this:
Oh yeah, & anyone still feel now is the time for a kinder, gentler politics? As opposed to a furious, ruthless & determined fight back?
— Martin Rowson (@MartinRowson) November 9, 2016
And, indeed, this:
If the US can vote for a President based on ignorance, racism+hate don't tell me U.K won't vote for a PM based on honesty integrity+Justice!
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) November 9, 2016
But I’m far less enthused by this:
Next year Marine Le Pen is standing for the presidency of France
She will have been delighted by Brexit and Trump— Tom London (@TomLondon6) November 9, 2016
And this:
The only thing I'm certain about is that no lessons are going to be learned from this at all
— Anndra Dunn (@AnndraADunn) November 9, 2016
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People appear to be “kicking” the Establishment, but doing it in a way which will actually do more harm to themselves.
All this rubbish about Trump makes me laugh he want to get rid of NATO he wants to be friends with Russia and China and he wants to remove lots of the military bases from around the world like all politicians thats if he keeps his word then you have killery who wants a world war three, and some class her as good please put me striaght do any of you know him? are you being taken in by a very bias media? the media in the UK is sick and pumps out hatred and lies and there media makes the UK’s look like Amateurs when it comes to lies with its ant-Russian properganda.
We now live in “Interesting Times”
Ah, what the heck! I’m gonna go on record and say that I reckon Trump isn’t going to be anywhere near as bad as everyone is making out. Maybe I’m wrong, but just got this hunch that a lot of people are moaning for nothing.