I think I figured out why Trump won

I've been grieving all day, wondering what kind of world we're in with that criminal/liar/conman re-elected as leader of the biggest economy in the world. It can't possibly be real. It's a bad work of fiction. I think Houellebecq wrote this scenario we've been living in since 2016. It reminds me of his novel Submission, with its strange yet plausible political scenario for France. It also reminds me of the Lars Van Trier film Melancholia, wherein the other planet passes by, then circles back to destroy the earth. Everybody has false hopes and a sense of relief, like we had after the failed coup of Jan. 2021, like the false relief provided by so many pollsters and self-annointed poll gurus who underestimated quiet support for the orange fascist. It also makes sense that he survived two assassination attempts--the author of this fucked up world, be it the Devil or Houellebecq, saw fit to preserve him--this story wouldn't have made sense if the assassination attempts failed and Trump ended up losing the election anyway. It's still a crap story. Please delete this draft and start over.