And the irony is that it was Donald Trump who saved it. He won the presidential election fair and square by appealing to the majority on matters that concerned them (cost of living and uncontrolled immigration). He showed that elite minority interests have no appeal to the masses – and democracy is about the majority of the people, and not about elites.

Didn’t anybody learn from the French Revolution (Egalite/Fraternity etc.), or the American Revolution, or the Russian? We should be grateful that the overthrow of the new aristocracy of celebrity and show business was overthrown by peaceful means. And we should hope that Australia, where I now reside, will absorb the lessons.

Kamala Harris was never going to win. African Americans comprise about 10% of the US population, while almost 70% are nominally Caucasian. And the next biggest voting block, Latinos, are Catholic and conservative, who, once they have a good job or successful business, tend to become Republicans. It did not help Harris’s cause by appearing on stage with celebrities flaunting their affluence at a time when most people are doing it tough.

It should be remembered that the First Peoples’ here comprise about 2% of the population, and stressing minority issues, and supporting uninhibited immigration, will have no appeal while the vast majority who are struggling to cope with day to day life, and living standards are going backwards – and, surprisingly, so is life expectancy.

I look forward to the will of the people, one man one vote, prevailing here as it did in the USA.