  and-america-political-polarisation/ > comment: britain is not america, so how do we keep it that way? > britons, despite their differing political views, share more in common than it might seem, even when politics feels deeply divided. i don't think i've ever actually read sunder before and it's not surprising, he's a terrible writer whose explicit goal is to attempt to bridge divides to keep the blairite consensus going > britain is not america. the diplomatic and economic consequences of us president-elect donald trump will present many headaches for the next year or four. but trumps victory will also make america feel a more distant society  politically at least. not really, nothing trump says is particularly contra to the historical british political norm > it would seem hard to come up with a less popular message (or messenger) in britain when this new trump era in america promises to start with more chaos and cruelty than the last one. enforcing laws is cruelty and chaos? and also trump is rather popular here, especially among the young > america has had a much clearer idea of itself as a nation of immigrants  symbolised by the statue of liberty. but that did not prevent trump winning while pledging the biggest deportation effort in american history. deporting illegals isn't allowed because "muh nation of immigrants"? > trumps return strengthens the case for clear blue transatlantic water  keeping a distance from americas culture wars as we navigate our own identity challenges in a changing britain. way too late for any pretence of that after the summer of floyd  > too much confidence that trumpism could not triumph here would risk being dangerously complacent i mean that's mainly due to the centralised control of parties here
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