Trumpism doesn't fit well in America.

@bijouxbroussard It's sad. I think there is an unruly anger and disillusionment out there that fosters too much anger and more often you see the product of their anger instead of seeing what made them angry. The latter promotes understanding, and without that there is hardly discussion, conversation. This time is much too divisive and lack of real understanding promotes that, unfortunately.

@bijouxbroussard Well put Bijoux. But at least this election has shown that a good majority of Americans reject Trump , his lies , and the nastiness that goes with it. I think the rest of the world is breathing a quiet sigh of relief now that this particular period in US history might prove to be little more than a blip.

@SW-User Unfortunately, I’m familiar with the origins of this particular anger—it’s a very old grievance—entitlement. This particular group is used to being a majority of our citizens in mindset, but they aren’t anymore.

Our country has never been homogeneous; and before the Europeans arrived there were several indigenous ethnicities with different cultural and belief systems. Even so, the Europeans strove to make the country into their image, to benefit their descendants.

Societal norms have evolved to include acknowledgement of those groups who arrived during the same period, not to mention those already here before the country was founded. Their lives, their existence, their considérable contributions.

But that evolution hasn’t occurred without resistance from that subset who think the U.S. should belong solely to the Europeans’ descendants, and other Europeans who want to immigrate here.

@bijouxbroussard I'm unfortunately aware of that origins too. It's not far off ours in Canada, but I do feel we are taking a different approach. I worry, from influence south of the border, some won't let us find this out. They'd rather remain ignorant, angry, entitled.

@bijouxbroussard I have a different mind's eye on it though, here - I see more obtrusive, ignorant behaviour by those who listen to the States almost solely as influence, and those here who listen to European media have a much more tolerant view. I do know (some) history, and I think by now Europe knows they can't rewrite history. Where our two countries haven't learned that lesson.

@SW-User Definite truth in that. When I’ve visited France and the UK, in the 70s and 90s, strangers there were much kinder than some of my countrymen.

@bijouxbroussard I have travelled less than you, and I'm from the country rumoured to be more kind; I know when I have travelled how I have been treated, when asked my country, it likely means something, but I'm not travelled enough to really know. On an individual level, I don't know if travelling gives you in actual meaning of a person, such a brief glimpse - here, I have met many a wonderful American, including you, but some of what is focused on in politics, are really beyond me. And it seems like prehistoric in ethic.

@bijouxbroussard Well said.

@bijouxbroussard I completely agree that Trump made a lot of hateful things "acceptable" with some, but not the majority. The majority spoke, even in a struggling economy.

It's best we can face hate straight on.

I personally have never seen such crowded polling places during a mid-term election. That says a lot about what most people wanted.