Trump is the symptom, the signal. He's not the cause.

The cause is a system that's dysfunctional on multiple levels. The US' issues are systemic and some have now become part of US culture and are deeply anchored as such. I don't foresee any quick and meaningful correction. It's going to take many years for the country to become healthy again.

And given US influence all over the World, it's not good news.

Its downplayed but the Tr7mp election which was possible even likely once he got the nomination, was the complete implosion of the Republican party and inability of any republican candidate except Trump to remotely connect to the needs of the people.

Two issues particularly, immigration which yes plays to darker impulses, but also represents law and order to the average conservative. And free trade, endlessly flogged by so called conservatives and was increasingly exposed as more shilling for powerful interests and more benefit to them than the average american.

Even though they lost the election Dems had their shit together much more compared to Republicans, and as much as we say we want disruption in presideantial politics, we see what happens when one half of the system goes completely limp.

Let's be honest it is less Trump and more the US media, which nearly all the foreign media parrots.

And even more interesting US image was first place after ruining so many countries in very recent history. But then again, it is all about the media.

Honestly I was surprised the US was in first place at all. But I guess I move in different circles.

It does still have the biggest propaganda machine in the world and now it's online.