It’s election day in America, even though almost a hundred million people have already voted. One of the cornerstones of the democratic tradition is the peaceful transition of power from one government to the next. Yet, according to a poll yesterday, three quarters of the American people are expecting trouble. This may be Donald Trump’s malign legacy: attempting to transform a beacon of democracy into a fascist state, with Trump casting himself as Il Duce. I’m not suggesting he should be strung up, like Mussolini, from a lamp-post, though it’s not the worst idea I’ve ever heard. There might be room, on his grave, for a small dance-hall.
I hope Trump will disappear, along with his Stepford wife and the rest of his over-entitled family. And I hope that Sleepy Joe will win so convincingly that Trump will be unable to bluff or bluster his way back into the White House for a second term as president.
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