I think that one of the reasons why socialism has never taken root in America, unlike elsewhere in the world (I’m writing from London) is that your relatively young country hasn’t had to contend with overt fascism, unlike so many other countries in the world. Also, the election of the Orange Moron is the natural conclusion of a system which demonises collectivity and promotes individualism. Trump’s election is the shock that you all needed to reform your political system. The useless Democratic Party are just a part of that rotten system. All power to the many good, thoughtful people in America in your resistance to the Right wing.