Watching the world's political class respond to the coronavirus and guide the trajectory of major powers proves the planet is run by imbeciles who really mean it and, worse, the truly malevolent, writes Chris Uhlmann in this comment piece | OPINION
In Australia part of the hope is close to the mark; most politicians do want to improve their community and attempt to do it guided by their own political lights. Their aspirations and cures might prove they have no idea what they are doing but their intentions are mostly good.
is it any wonder that an exit poll on election night in 2016 reported half of all union households had voted for Trump?Insult was added to injury. They were mocked as the residue of a dying America: stupid, rough, racist, working class and white. America is now in crisis as it heads towards the most consequential election in memory. The worst possible outcome is that the result is disputed, a seed Trump has already planted. It is now not impossible to imagine the United States descending into another Civil War in the wake of this poll, as its heavily armed militias hit the streets in support of a man with the instincts of a demagogue.
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