I hate to state the obvious, but a nation in which 74 million people voted for a mindless whining sniveling sack of human feces called Trump has already lost all its credibility. Likewise the UK for its suicide-by-Brexit. Isn't democracy wonderful? All those ignorant empty-heads voting for blustering charlatans simply because the blustering charlatans offer the easiest-to-chant soundbites. No wonder Putin and Xi regard themselves as having a green light to do whatever they want. It's difficult for people to accept, but they are correct: the West is hopelessly ridden by factionalism, its systems of governance are incapable of dealing with any major challenge, and its citizens are know-nothing complacent self-obsessed phone zombies who care only about whatever TikTok is showing them right now.