Lawrence O'Donnell just described the result of the election of Donald Trump as the decline of American civilization. This explains why an old college friend posted on facebook that the supporters of Hillary Clinton should be quiet and get over it. That is why there are spontaneous organic protests in Oakland, CA, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City.
This election is not a typical election - O'Donnell is right - the results of this election reveal that our civilization is in decline. It is not just the policies tht Trump espoused, it is his bigotry and the delivery of his message, his personal abuse of Hillary Clinton. Hopefully this will be an aberration in American political history.
Of course, the Trump voters had legitimate concerns but their choice to address those concerns will be shown to be a scm unless Trump changes his course dramatically. Considering Giuliani, Gingrich and Christie for major positions is not encouraging.
It is appalling to think that there is a civil protest against the results of a US Presidential election. But it is because our civilization is in decline.
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