All people are not equal across all space and time in human history.
Such inequality used to be determined by hereditary traits such as race and sex, but more by merits such as character and capability nowadays.
This election has been driven by a large negative force from those who want to revert to the old days of hereditary discrimination and protectionism.
But doing so is only going to make everyone much worse off.
I have cast my vote that can (albeit very slightly) reduce the chance of this disastrous outcome.
[after the election]
Like many people, I was initially very surprised by the upset.
But surprises are part of my day jobs: failed experiments, rejected grants, negative reviews, etc.
I am excited to see convention wisdom turned upside down.
A fully functional democracy can work things out even with a non-conventional president.
Maybe history will show that is exactly what we need.
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