A View from the Mountains has received this anonymous post this morning. I sympathise with much of what the poster writes.
It is almost certain that Donald J Trump will become the 47th President of the United States of America later today. With few states left to declare he is only four electoral college votes short of the number he needs for a majority.
[Photo courtesy of France24]
The US Presidential Election 2024
So, the American people have shown once again that they are so unsophisticated that they cannot be trusted to make a reasonable choice for president.
Apart from being a fascist, a racist and a misogynist, he is is a convicted felon; has been impeached twice; is (allegedly) guilty of inciting the insurrection against the Capitol on 6 January 2021, following his defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election; and is facing further lawsuits.
Despite all of this he has 
succeeded in being re-elected as president. Unbelievable!
He should already be in gaol, but, of course, that won’t happen, as he appoints the Supreme Court judges.
Should I be wrong and he does indeed “do time”, according to the Constitution, he can continue to serve as president from behind bars! Shocking! Time to amend the Constitution, guys!
Official sketch of Trump in court [BBC]
What the future holds
So, what are we looking forward to over the next four years:
The USA could cease to be a democracy and become a dictatorship. Don’t laugh!
The Ukraine will lose the war with Russia and end up conceding territory to Russia. The country’s ambition to join NATO and the European Union will be over.
The Middle East? God knows what he will come up with his murderous Israeli chum Benjamin Netanyahu.
Women will no longer have a say over their own bodies. I’m talking about the anti-abortion issue.
Endword
I suspect no western European country wanted a second Trump presidency, yet, of course, they have all congratulated him already and they will have to “kow-tow” to him.
The only heads of government likely to stand up to him are Sir Keir Starmer (UK), Emmanuel Macron (France) and Pedro Sánchez (Spain). Perhaps Olaf Scholz (Germany) as well. Maybe there are others, but I don’t know who they are.
Thank God Trump doesn’t take over until January 2025. Time for someone to assassinate him (“Third time lucky!”)
Trump shot in the ear in failed assassination attempt [Reuters]
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