Well...actually Trump means nothing to me. I live far away. But there are some parallels with the situation in India.
Unfortunately, I think Trump (and, more broadly, the Republican dominated house and senate that are operating with/alongside him) means a lot to us all. His policies on power and fossil fuels will undermine the climate agreements that, as one of the most influential economies in the world, are predicate on the involvement of the major players in order to operate. His policies on reducing global intervention opens up the field to the expansionists in Russia and China. His policies on biotechnology and reproductive rights will influence the major American firms working in this area, who are the majority players in the field. Whether you appreciate it or not, there isn't really anyone for whom Trump's election should be seen as an unimportant event.
Our present PM Modi is the opposite of Trump in many ways ....he is not highly educated, had humble beginnings, is a teetotaler, believes in celibacy and so on. But he is an impulsive decision maker like Trump. And it works! Most Indians are loving him and his brusque style. Something getting done at last!
Movement rather than progress...
His predecessor was a PhD from Harvard...very intellectual, quiet, modest and all that. But a lame duck PM, dull, always status quo. No action at all!
Maybe a similar sentiment is at work with Trump.
Yes, a very similar sentiment. Uneducated, ignorant people with little real grasp of the knock-on effects, who think that there are simple solutions to complex problems voting for people are prepared to say whatever it takes to get approval, and the consequences be damned. It has always been the problem with democracy, that the people get what they want, not necessarily what is best for them or the situation.
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