Post-election blues

Although I am not American I have, and have had, close connections with the US.

And last week I attended an election party at a Wirthaus.

I left after 5am and after six beers. I needed them.

Even if I was an American I wouldn't be a Democrat although I also wouldn't be a Republican. Nevertheless I was saddened at the outcome for several reasons:

• Americans I care for (and have cared for) will be deeply upset and, especially for the women, in quite a worrying place.
• I can't see this working out from an economic perspective which ultimately means a global economic perspective.
• It means I can't go back to the US, even on visits. 

I am clearly not a Muslim - as I am typing this I have a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon to hand - but one of my ancestors was a "just about" Muslim and my name and hue could arouse suspicions.

I'm not worried about being stopped at immigration - that's happened before and is no biggie. It's more that there are so many people there who are fine with their president being a racist and fascist.

From a purely physical safety perspective I would no longer feel safe there.

Which hinders my global career. Even as a global PM I would not have gone to the more intensely Islamic countries - explaining why I am not, nor have ever been a Muslim, may have been somewhat awkward and could have gone terribly wrong (for people who do not understand English understatement google "decapitation").

I don't want to explain this to a bunch newly emboldened American thugs (I call them Americunts) whilst they are swinging at me or worse.

By the way I do know that many, maybe most, American didn't vote for the orange fascist. I also appreciate that not all those who voted for Trump would like to be called racists - I guess they would be happy being called racism-appeasers (and feel free to replace racist with misogynist - it's just that my pussy can'r be grabbed as I don't have one but I have a brownish face which can be punched or shot at).

Yeah, and I know that I have been to totalitarian and women-negative countries on business so it's not a purely principled boycott but one focussed on physical safety.

So, thanks Donny-boy and your fellow rascism-appeasers, you will no longer benefit from my awesome project management and IT management skills, let alone my dry humour and self-deprecation. Unless you continue to read this blog. Which you should.