8 October

Everything about Trump and his popularity is explained by people wanting a King instead of a President. That's populism. Kings were often barking mad, it was seen as their prerogative. We habitually think 'democracy' is a different system. Really it's just monarchy with the King/Queen removed, and 'due process' mechanisms introduced to give everybody their own say. People don't really like that, look at social media, they hate people disagreeing with them. Populism is the inevitable outcome, 'bring back our King who will rule us'.