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OFF TOPIC: Donald Trump, America's failure to understand sentiments/culture.

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I've learnt a lot about politics in the past few years (since 2014). I now understand that populists & dictators are misunderstood by the West because of different cultures & customs of certain lands. I can see this as someone who is relatively familiar with the Usonian & English-speaking world.  Before you judge me as being sympathetic to tyrants, I think you must take time & research all these dictators the world hates so much. Hitler, Gaddafi, Idi Amin Dada etc. These were people that got into power because they believed that they could make a difference & make their nations great. Except for Hitler in Germany, many nations a decade or two after the dictator has fallen claim that they either miss the dictator or life was better under the dictator. Dictators are not made of steel, emotionless & heartless as the world would like to make us believe they are. So-called dictators are human, flesh & bone like you & I.  Mr. Donald Trump was the furt...