EDITORIAL: Massive rebuke for left-wing know-it-alls

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Some advice in response to Donald Trump’s decisive presidential election victory. To quote Douglas Adams’ sardonic sci-fi novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy: “Don’t panic.”

This isn’t a sign of the apocalypse. With wars on three continents, food prices at record highs and immigration levels overwhelming Western countries, there’s an argument that the apocalypse is already upon us.

Returning Trump to the White House, vast swathes of Middle America quietly registered their fears about how inflation has eaten into their budgets. It’s a massive rejection of left-wing wokery that’s skewed reality with bafflegab from people such as trans activists who’ve allowed men to invade women’s elite sports.

Trump may be crude. He may be a convicted felon. But he articulated a message that Americans wanted to hear — especially on the economy and immigration.

Kamala Harris offered a mushy word salad that spoke of “hope” and “joy.” They wanted more.

Her campaign was a house of waffles. Americans wanted meat and potatoes.

Americans rejected the Democratic condescension that ignored and mocked genuine concerns that their country is on the wrong track.

Time and again, President Joe Biden’s loyalists dismissed well-founded fears about his cognitive decline. They insisted he was fine — until he wasn’t. After his disastrous debate performance, they dumped him and turned to Harris. She wasn’t the best Democrat on offer. She was the one they could get in place the fastest. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, her choice for vice-president, was lacklustre. She’d have been wiser to pick Josh Shapiro, governor of Pennsylvania — a key state she needed to win. She chose Walz and lost Pennsylvania.

Canadians who fear Trump’s tariffs should remember that Biden was no friend to Canada. Both Biden and Harris are protectionists. Biden’s first act upon taking office was to scrap the Keystone XL pipeline.  And we can expect the U.S. to demand we live up to our NATO spending commitments — which seems reasonable. Perhaps we could take money from CBC’s bloated budget and scandals like ArriveCAN and put it toward defence.

Voters resoundingly rejected lib-left policies that haven’t worked: Immigration. Inflation. Woke policies. Sound familiar?

This week, Americans had their say. Sometime within the next 12 months, Canadians will get a chance to do likewise. Sooner rather than later, we hope.