Like it or not, Trump victory shows democracy at work

Based on some of the hysteria surrounding the US election last week, it must be time to head off on the Wild Atlantic Way armed to the teeth and equipped with a bomb shelter.

A narrative has unfolded that is worse than a bad spaghetti western where the bad guys take over and the good guys are mauled.

This cartoon extended into apocryphal headlines that suggested Americans, in aggregate, are incapable of making a wise decision and instead are deluded about the real issues of substance.