DANIEL SILKE: How Trump changes global politics
'The strident nationalism from the White House now threatens to hasten a ripple effect of political positioning across the planet'
The election of Donald Trump doesn’t just redefine the politics of the United States. It has the propensity to alter domestic politics across the world. Large-than-life political leaders are nothing new. The autocrats, despots or flamboyant democrats all have held sway for decades in their respective lands. But, when the persona of a Donald Trump occupies the White House, the ripple effects can become tidal waves for political parties and personalities in unintended ways. Political leaders across the world will all have a new question asked of them: “What’s your position on Trump?” Such an enquiry will now be almost as important as asking a politician about his economic policy or what he feels about social rights. The ‘Trump Position’ will affect liberals, conservatives, socialists, nationalists and practicing and aspirant despots in many ways. As ‘leader of the free world’, the US President often has a ‘love-hate’ relationship with the rest of the world. At best, he is regarded as ...
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