US considers its choices, the abyss gazes back
The political centre has dissipated, Americans are polarised and neither of the main candidates is well liked
At a Halloween store in my neighbourhood, the two best-selling masks by a wide margin so far are of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Even Bernie Sanders costumes are flying off the shelves. The 2016 presidential election campaign is proving to be more than just a little scary for most Americans and for many people across the globe who are awaiting its ripple effects. What makes it especially frightening is that whoever wins will inherit an incredibly polarised and angry nation in which everyone is at odds with everyone else. As a country, we’ve never agreed on so little. Gender equality, religion, race relations, healthcare, taxes, politics, policing, job creation, money … pick any one of them and someone will be screaming at you about it. We’re just one flittering spark away from igniting a raging national bonfire that will send everything up in flames. On November 8, we’re about to be delivered from more than a decade-and-a-half of George W Bush and Barack Obama’s dismal stewards...
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