Thursday 10 November 2016

The election of Mr Trump heralds a change in the usual liberal/conservative duality and we don't really have a name for the dynamic as yet...it is certainly no longer Right V Left as was the bulk of the 20th Century. Both the Brexit and the election of Trump do indicate a real shift in sentiment towards self and government and probably the only nominal 'duality' you could call it would be, with Brexit, "London City V England Country", and with the USA, "Big Cities V Big Country" in terms of the disproportion of wealth and opportunities. Cities get bigger and use up and focus resources within themselves and this does bring great hardship to regions and provinces, and these regions and provinces do respond on election day.

The election of Mr Trump heralds a change in the usual liberal/conservative duality and we don't really have a name for the dynamic as yet...it is certainly no longer Right V Left as was the bulk of the 20th Century. Both the Brexit and the election of Trump do indicate a real shift in sentiment towards self and government and probably the only nominal 'duality' you could call it would be, with Brexit, "London City V England Country", and with the USA, "Big Cities V Big Country" in terms of the disproportion of wealth and opportunities. Cities get bigger and use up and focus resources within themselves and this does bring great hardship to regions and provinces, and these regions and provinces do respond on election day.

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