God Help America

Donald Trump will probably enter the history books as the person who singlehandedly hijacked the Republican Party in the United States. Perhaps the biggest challenge that lies ahead for the GOP is not winning the November 8th election but what to do the day after. Trump has successfully cast aside traditional republican values through a series of deceptive statements, most of which were proved to be false. He nevertheless managed to connect not only with those dissatisfied with politics of the day but more disturbingly energized the worst part of human behaviour. As many undecided American voters struggle to pick what they may consider the lesser of two evils, Michelle Obama in a recent address communicated the thinking of many when she said "you need an adult in the White House". Rather than the usual "God Bless America", some people must be thinking "God Help America".