[NatlPost] The nightmare interpretation of Tuesday’s U.S. election result is that half of America decided to inaugurate a regressive, sexist white nationalist empire. The more generous and more likely interpretation is that this was a protest vote -- a protest vote of such force and intensity that American voters were even willing to register it with a candidate with such obvious character flaws.But against what were they rebelling? Plenty of American liberals are wondering this weekend whether they themselves played a role in making the Trump presidency possible. Below, the National Post’s Tristin Hopper sums up the main arguments.
Looking past the attitude, pretty much spot on.