lintymint: Trump's election is illustrative of a situation where a lot of people have felt ignored by their political leaders for a long time. As for the American fear of terrorism, my sister who lives in the U.S. has pointed out to me that since 9/11 paranoia regarding the threat of an imminent attack has never fully dissipated. ("You just can't understand it unless you live here," she tells me.) It's as though a form of post-traumatic stress disorder has impacted a large portion of the population and continuing terrorist attacks around the globe, and particularly in other Western countries, repeatedly reinforce public fear.  It's possible that maintaining this sense of fear is convenient to the interests of American security and military forces, as some would surely argue. But can we deny the legitimacy of the insecurity felt by many ordinary Americans? They're human beings too and many no doubt feel that Trump understands them.