Trump demonstrates the fragility of democracy in an age of upheaval

The American body politic and its media outlets have been overwhelmed by the torrent of insults, lies, slanders and double-talk unleashed by the Republican candidate on a daily basis.
Donald Trump has debased and undermined the U.S. electoral process in his unprecedented run for office, says Les Whittington.
In a season of hysteria over scary clowns, America has given us the scariest clown of all in the form of the Republican presidential candidate. Behind the mask of the silver-tongued saviour is the face of the bully, the demagogue, the sexual aggressor, the bigot, the hothead and the tyrant. You ha...

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