Last week, I wrote that I can’t wrap my head around the fact that more than 70 million Americans voted for a second Trump term. This analysis helped with the wrapping, and gave me new ways of thinking about this election. It presents seven rational reasons for supporting Trump. The premise: «In a democracy where you can’t change the system, and you don’t expect much from that system either, a different rationale comes into play that is so often overlooked by punditry in western countries: you maximise your little stake in it.

From Weekly Filet ##325, in November 2020.