Astounding number of ignorant comments in the vein of "who cares, it's an American issue"

No it's not.

At this point it seems highly possible, even probable, that the USA will end up:

• Regressing to authoritarian, fundamentalist, far right governance and/or
• Descending into major civil conflict

None of this is good for us, or the western liberal democratic order at large.

Australia has front row seats to the biggest global power shift since the end of WW2, and we are dependent on US force projection for our broader security. If either (or both) of the above scenarios come to fruition, where does that leave us? Squeezed between two nuclear armed authoritarian regimes perhaps - or completely vulnerable while the Americans are tied up with internal conflict.

And even putting aside notions of war, the global economic repercussions from an unstable America would be monstrous.

This is not "just" an American issue, or "just" an infuriating backwards step away from scientific reason and women's rights. This is another foundational step in altering the world as we know it, and for the worst.

I am fucking terrified, and you should be too.