I just wanted to pop in to make a couple of comments given this historic event.
Firstly BC, practicing intellectual superiority over your fellow countryman is a destructive way of thinking. First Brexit, and now a US President with no political experience. I consider these incredible historical events of democracy, make no mistake. While I'm confident that you have done thorough research, and are probably much more well-read than many Trump supporters, that does not give you the authority to be forcibly right unto others. I firmly believe that good and evil are fallacies. I do not believe that facts determine who is right or wrong. This may sound absurd, but I think humans are complex creatures driven by emotions motivations that do not need to be based on facts, and thats okay. I think thats okay.
Its my opinion that Trump (very narrowly) won this election by appealing to those "left behind" Americans in the middle of the country, who are often ignored, and have common sense not to accept all facts as absolute truth, regardless of their demographics. For years, population centers along the coasts have defined America by groupthink, and I think what happened last night was the start of a shift in thinking. I think most Trump supporters didn't care about being politically correct, and didn't care about the lies, racism, and sexism of him because they saw his messages in their daily lives even if they could not be defended by facts. I'm not defending Trump, certainly there are many things I dislike about him, but these were people with little choice willing to fight for a cause for what they believed in, and I respect that.
I voted for Trump. Not necessarily because I like him, but because Clinton was incredibly corrupt and inauthentic. I think that a lot of people could see that. I consider a corrupt politician to be one of the most un-American things, and was proud of the results last night because of that. Earlier you posted about agreeing with Comey that she was not a criminal; Make no mistake, I think many people believed yesterday that she absolutely broke the law and got no repercussions because of her political position, and justice was now in their hands.
Despite the incredibly leftist views of nearly every major media outlet against Trump, despite their biased (and wrong-basically all of them) polls, despite Sanders' unfair treatment by the DNC, despite Clintons corruption and political connections, and despite liberals on social media who group every Trump supporter as worthless, deplorable, unintelligent, racist and sexist, a message of the people shined through last night. It is a message many do not agree with. But ignoring it will only fail us all. So please; Understand that these people have their own motivations, desires and faiths. Most only want freedom and do not actually want other people to suffer. The incredible hatred of Trump supporters, without understanding, is something that has deeply scared me over the past year or so.
I have faith in Trump, in my countrymen, and even in a higher power to bring us together to truly make America great again.
(Also I support the Brits ability to consciously and fairly vote on Brexit. I do not live there, so it is not right to force my opinion on them, even if it may affect me. Do not believe in fear, Hanged Man, believe in opportunity.)