DEAR USA, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS

[@HayleyAlexis]

These last couple of elections have really made me see the USA differently. I remember sitting in Shamrock's Irish Pub in Munich watching the 2016 election, thinking, "how could this happen"? Seeing the sadness spread across other international American and non-American faces solidified that I was in the right place at the right time. I remember watching the 2020 election in my apartment in Germany, hosting a livestream, and seeing all the craziness transpire. I was shocked that so many people showed up and voted for Trump but was even more terrified and saddened to see the January 6th outcome. Now, fast forward to 2024; sitting in my apartment in Florida and seeing the results of this election hits a little harder. I was holding on to the last bit of hope for this country. People may say, "It's not that bad," or "It's only 4 years," but I am not worried too much about Trump, I am more concerned about my "neighbors" and "countrymen" who are actively being the nastiest people I have ever met in my life. The hatred that I see in this country is so scary; the lack of respect for one another and the constant degrading of one another is at an all-time high. I know it is not ok to point fingers, but all of the negativity seems to mostly be coming from one particular side and one particular group. I believe many Americans chose to be on the wrong side of empathy and humanity this go-around. There is much rebuilding the USA has to do, and I hope it starts as soon as possible. I pray we are able as a unified country to brick by brick build each other up and not tear down one of the greatest and most diverse countries that I get to call home

[@FulloutPostal]

well said and I share the sentiment, except this trend became apparent 24 years ago... at least to me ;)

[@unconventionalideas5683]

I know. It is more the anti-incumbency issue. It has affected all elections.

[@karenkingrey6142]

@@HayleyAlexis Girl, me tooooooo!!!!!

[@Visitkarte]

I don’t think this can be repaired in four years. Or ever in near future. Once in place, fascism and dictatorship aren’t politely stepping aside. Look at Putin, Orban, Erdogan….

[@DFWTexan42]

Sad truth of the matter is, we have always been selfish and prejudiced. We just used to be better at hiding it. The stress of the pandemic and the inflation that followed has brought the worst of us to the surface.

[@johnm4545]

A quote from Martin Neimoller, a Lutheran minister in Germany during the 20's and 30's. This quote is displayed at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me. -Martin Niemöller

[@wietholdtbuhl6168]

😢 true 👍

[@derjoghurtmitderecke]

Let's transfer this into the Trump era: _I did speak out - But they were too loud and couldn't hear me._

[@halmati2288]

Genau daran musste ich auch denken!

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@johnm4545 Comparing a Lutheran Minister from the 1920/30s to a convicted criminal who is under observation every second of the day is more than a far stretch. Why not compare Trump with Temudschin? or even better Dschugashwili? Elon must be Mephistopheles in your logic. Right? The one who made and follows Teslas goal to HELP mankind on its way to the switch to sustainable energy. Right?

[@horst7906]

the quote you are referring to is a bit different (you can google the one on the stone in the museum) but there are different versions from him. they also include the communists and catholics.

[@black4pienus]

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus. (Turkish proverb)

[@Nightgrauen]

I like it. It fits the situation.

[@LeftistVoice]

That's nice, but this circus will still govern the entire USA and they have nukes too.

[@expatwill]

The left are gonna need therapy at this point lmao.

[@margritjones7934]

Nice saying! And so true! We deal the next four years with a criminal, cheater, a guy who doesn't pay his bills, and who hates most people, especially minorities, but it's all well with the voters in this country! 😢

[@utecanbolat3590]

The proverb originally goes like this: When an ox moves into a palace, he won't become a king, but the palace will become a stable.

[@plum1018]

I agree, it's not about economics. Its about hate. For the rich it's about economics and hate

[@theguythatshotdraketheguyt53]

Keep telling yourself that and keep losing elections

[@thickgrater]

Lmao, some of these people who voted can barely touch middle class. It is hate but it is also working ppl thinking the rich actually care about them.

[@jack1uptone963]

​@theguythatshotdraketheguyt53 You just another racist anti-black Trump supporter?

[@OlWyatt]

@@theguythatshotdraketheguyt53 You know, you could have just explained why YOU thought trump’s economic plan was better, instead of being petulant and proving the point. It’s anger, it’s a smug attitude of “owning the libs”. It’s so much projection, and extremely defensive attitudes that make me question why. If you’re so sure you aren’t full of hate, or that the narrative is wrong, why wouldn’t you explain it and try and prove us wrong? But you didn’t. You just wanted to feel better about yourself with a little “that’ll show ‘em”. No one is going to change their perspective about trump and the people who voted for him when those same people keep proving us right. Just admit it lol you don’t care about anything that doesn’t effect you personally. Be brave and be honest about it so we can all move on.

[@page8301]

@@theguythatshotdraketheguyt53 Keep hating, fascist.

[@Fetguf]

I don't get why most American's don't want to employ a criminal, but they are OK with voting for one as leader of the country.

[@alfonsojhamila8591]

Idk ask Cum Ex Olaf.

[@Kim-427]

Say many not most of us. He won by 51% she lost by 49%

[@jennievonwinter5778]

Excellent point!

[@Fetguf]

@@Kim-427 You know how word works?

[@beanzontoastx]

his supporters don't see him as a criminal unfortunately

[@MatthiasMetzler09121981]

This hurts! And I am not an American but a German. But I feel sad about the success of populism all around the world!

[@TrillianaEM]

Same with me, in Stuttgart. It hurts really badly.

[@lidewijvos]

It's not populism, it's fascism.

[@sensitiveissues3671]

Agreeing with you all the way from Switzerland. Have been wondering for many years why populists and conservatives are becoming more and more powerful.🤔

[@nothingspecial123Q]

That's what really worries me most!!! (also German) What is wrong with mankind?

[@sonjaBiblio]

I feel the same. I am from Austria and we have right-wing extremists in our government. Horrible!

[@Covers-and-Commentary]

An overwhelming majority of black people voted for Harris 92 % black women 81% black men Everyone else was either 50/50 or a majority, which blew my mind.

[@AbsFabbs]

Yes we did.

[@dieterwtm8941]

German here: I totally feel with you, one of your best videos ever! I agree in every point you made. We need more of your kind of a person, the USofA needs more honest people like you, well educated, brave, saying out loud what you think for the wealth of all people, not just yourself. THANK YOU!

[@dieterwtm8941]

By the way- I've been watching your channel for longer and always liked. Today I subscribed!

[@mikewilliams6025]

Germans don't get to criticize anyone for another 100 years still.

[@dieterwtm8941]

@@mikewilliams6025 At least 80 of these 100 years have already gone by. Are you this uneducated?

[@SchmulKrieger]

You literally said nothing at all.

[@frankstollar8492]

​@@mikewilliams6025By that metric the US with its slavery that needed a civil war to stop it has centuries of nothing to say.

[@questprotector]

trump is the republican party's frankenstein' monster.

[@jeffcoat1959]

Do you hate Trump?

[@khecke]

@@jeffcoat1959 😀😃

[@PyewacketCharmer-w6m]

The Republicans created this monster, and now the monster has turned on them. This is all Mitch McConnell’s fault. He could have voted Trump out after Trump was impeached the first time, and we wouldn’t be going through all this dysfunction. Mitch put party above country, and here we all are with a convicted felon that assaults women as President. Character matters. The person that you are on the inside matters. What is Trump? He is a man who stole the donations that others gave him for his charity. The State of New York found him guilty of stealing those donations, they dismantled his foundation, and they made h8m pay a $2 Million fine. Trump is banned from forming another charitable foundation along with his children.

[@jack1uptone963]

​@jeffcoat1959 It's not even about hate. People in their right minds just know he shouldn't even had been qualified to run in the first place.

[@page8301]

@@jack1uptone963 He is not qualified to run a McDonalds store.

[@yvonnesommer3056]

I wanna thank you so much for your opinion, for your kind words, that you share here. I am German and I live in the south of Germany. I am also so so so sad about the votation for Trump…again, 4 years „with him“ - it is a shock for me, for my family and my friends here. We hoped so much for Kamala, for a woman with a brain and a heart. Everywhere on the world are those old men ruling people, so crazy. I really also wait for a re-set, as you. A big hug from me for you 💗

[@timcarr6401]

DJT is the reset.

[@pimmspimms5462]

@timcarr6401 Donald Drumpf is NOT the reset. He is a 78 year old man. He is an echo of 1930s Germany.

[@Chara_Lar]

Yesterday I came across this wisdom from Schopenhauer: "Viele verlieren den Verstand deshalb nicht, weil sie keinen haben." (“Many do not lose their minds because they don’t have one.”) I think that nailed it.

[@lucombre]

1000% Hayley. Thank you for saying this all out loud 💔 As an American who's only lived in blue states my whole life and now lives in Europe, I realize that I don't even really know the "real USA". I'm sick of hearing people say that it's about the economy -- no it's not, it's about a deep inner hatred for others.

[@Sir_Rantalot]

Deutschland: 30.01.1933 USA: 05.11.2024

[@AVolpe86]

Zu viel Tagesschau :)

[@DietmarKaplaner]

Ich fürchte du hast Recht, aber der Österreicher aus Braunau konnte wenigstens Postkarten Malen.

[@martinkasper197]

​@@DietmarKaplanerDer 🍊 verkauft goldenen Ramsch...🤔🤣

[@MissRed92837]

Genau! Grüße aus NV 🇺🇸 (Ich ziehe jetzt aber zurück nach Europa. Ich habe die Schnauze voll von den USA und den Amerikaner) 😉

[@HoldMySoda]

@@MissRed92837 good choice

[@dutchpat]

Girl, you are so spot on. Usa is an oligarchie not a democracy

[@timothykozlowski2945]

The United States is a Constitutional Republic.

[@Elmar_Hess]

"Man kann nicht so viel fressen, wie man kotzen möchte." (Max Liebermann after hearing that Hitler got elected)

[@ACWhoCares2]

Thank you I've actually never known where that quote came from 😂 😂

[@antoniescargo1529]

Sir, Hitler was selected not elected. Truman Smith.

[@mirkoklein4561]

Dear Haley, thank you for your open and clear words! On your thoughts at 10:09 I remember a famous saying from a german pastor Martin Niemöller. He was once with the nazis but then turned against them. He said: "As the nazis arrested the communists, I stayed silent, because I wasn't a communist. As they arrested the unionists, I stayed silent, for I wasn't in a labor union. As they arested the jews I stayed silent because I wasn't a jew. As they arrested me, there was no one left to protest against it." We should care for others even, if they don't belong to our group.

[@chidenisee]

We thought the US was better than it is. We felt that women would choose themselves at least. I learned so much from this election. I am a black woman raising a black son. I am angry at a lot of groups. The grass isn't greener, but I have to choose another place for my safety and sanity. I am making plans. I already was, but they are being fast-tracked.

[@expatwill]

A woman that has half the brain of joe biden and cant even speak on her own without a damn teleprompter and she's the best candidate for the position just because she's a woman? yeah makes perfect sense.

[@Kim-427]

I agree with her. But,It’s something that many of you outside of America don’t understand. We have always made our worst look good. No matter what you think even me as a black woman in America I know this too shall past. And believe it or not I wouldn’t live anywhere else. It would take a lot to explain why and it still probably wouldn’t make sense to you. I’ve lived a great life here and have raised five children that are adults and I have grandchildren. But,Us black women especially we will be just fine because that’s what our people do overcome.

[@margritjones7934]

I hope you are correct! We might all be in trouble! White or Black!

[@unconventionalideas5683]

I understand that, but do understand that other places have the same sorts of candidates emerging. Edit: typo correction.

[@lemcy1256]

Godspeed and good wishes to you and your son! Stay safe

[@lustvollleben]

You look so sad in this video. I feel every word you say. Even as a ordinary German I was depressed all Wednesday long. I am so sad for women and ethnical minorities in USA. I am so sad for the poor and the LGBTIA+-Community... And I don't wanna think of the consequences for the world, the climate and the social living...

[@NPC8087]

To know that half of my fellow Americans voted for Trump just disgusts me,

[@weelebaseknowles4410]

Feel bad

[@justinthomas6617]

Actually, only around 22% of the American population voted for Donald Trump. During his first term he frequently had a favorability rating of 36%. At the end of the day, he has an extremely strong voter base that always shows up for him, but the majority of Americans either hate him or are indifferent.

[@ramencurry6672]

I live in the South. Most people here support him. I stopped tipping at my local restaurants. Since they support a man of no decency, I can be a customer of no decency too

[@The1jonnyz]

​@@ramencurry6672I no longer support right wing businesses. There's an app for your phone called Goods Unite Us, it shows you what companies lean right or left and which support campaign reform.

[@barryguyer8174]

Yeah well now you know how we felt when Biden won

[@snakegirl85]

This sums up perfectly how I'm feeling, especially the first 2 minutes. I'm here in Germany and took the 6th off so I could watch live through the night and sleep in the afternoon. I'm glad I did, because I was just a zombie in shock the entire day, and needed the time to decompress and process everything. Especially because as the "Token American" I was NOT ready to field questions from everyone I came across. I had to go for a Blutabnahme and even in the waiting room these little old Bavarian ladies were discussing the results and making parallels as to how a certain historical figure rose to power (a topic people of that generation DO NOT take lightly). It was surreal. The rest of the world sees it, but half of America does not.

[@margritjones7934]

@snakegirl85 I so agree with you, doesn't he sound like Hitler all over?! I live in the States, and I'm still in shock!! I love my life here, but will happen now with a crazy a** president?

[@Habakuk_]

@@margritjones7934 As a German, I don't even know what to think of him; it's pure satire and half of Germany laughed their heads off with his slogan, immigrants eat dogs and cats. 😂

[@SchmulKrieger]

Which is nonsense. As if those elderly people haven't ever heard Hitler's speeches nor his policies. To be precise, Harris installing a price commissioner is more Hitlerism than Donald Trump was ever in any policy he did.

[@timcarr6401]

@@margritjones7934 It's utterly absurd for DJT to be compared with Hitler. Doesn't anyone here know he served four years as President already? Where is the evidence from his first term that that there is any such similarity?

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@timcarr6401 The first 4 years showed that he stands for an America that no one can rely on. The last 4 years of Republican campaigning is where he showed his dark rotten heart.

[@nicschu456]

I stayed up all night and watched this nightmare unfold. I was in shock. Good luck, US, you are going to need it. Thank you Hayley and cheers from Bavaria

[@MortusVanDerHell]

From Berlin in Germany Cheers too. >.< You will need it, Hayley.

[@stephaniedannecker9191]

Me to, and I'm still in shock. 😢

[@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783]

Good luck to us all. Regrettably, the whole world will pay for consequences, including US citizens.

[@FulloutPostal]

we all need luck for the next x years, this election will have a wide range of consequences outside the us, from our (european) national security to trade... just looking at ua, taiwan and south korea for immediately visible issues

[@margritjones7934]

​@@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783so true

[@johannbredendieck7568]

Remember: Albert Einstein once said: there are two things, that are infinite: the stupidity of mankind and the universe, but with the universe, he's not sure ! Best condolences! Kopf hoch!

[@HayleyAlexis]

That is a good one

[@mendezviolin]

You are absolutely spot on. Thank you for making this video and know that you are not alone. ✊🏼💙

[@GuinevereKnight]

Just want to say thank you for this video! You are a person that makes me believe there is still something good and hopeful in the US after this awful display/outcome. It seems to me that the US might have plenty of freedom of speech, but seriously lack freedom of thought (not people like you of course), they let others think for them. Education, religion, media, social media, laziness, lots of reasons for that probably. It"s sad and the world will suffer for it, but most of all Americans themselves (including amazing, smart, kind people like yourself). I really hope this awful, ugly reality show ends soon and a new and better US can rise out of it. Even if you have to make some big changes to get there. Are you really the UNITED states anymore? Only you know. Wishing you the best of luck and fighting spirit! You are not alone, a lot of people outside of the US feels and looks at this the same way that you do and support you (even though there is little more we can do). Maybe it has to get worse for it to get better? Hopefully enough people can wake up out of the cult/brainfog. This too shall pass. ❤

[@HayleyAlexis]

I think this is a very good point and I might pin this comment because Mike and I continuously talk about this. One thing that shocks Mike the most about Americans is that they do not do their own research (especially Trump supporters). They hear him say "the sky is green and purple" and without looking up his supporters will say "yeah the purple and green sky is the best". The internet is readily available and people can not be bothereed to do (1) ounce of research on their own which is so scary to me.

[@GuinevereKnight]

@@HayleyAlexis I do so agree with you both. I think that shocks a lot of people outside of the US. We just cant understand it. This might be the way it worked in the 16-1700s when you went to church and got told what to think. In some churches I bet that can still be true (certainly in cults), but most people have moved forward from that and in school they teach us to think for ourselves, question texts, look for sources and such. This is pivotal to know as a citizen! There seems to still be a lot of propaganda and scare tactics holding people in place in the US for some reason. If this has to do with the history/origin of the US, I don't know, but that's my impression. I watch Americans on YT and they seem so lost, they either buy everything so easily, have no clue or don't know how you actually find out the facts and question everything instead. That is scary. You really stand out, and are so brave. I am so happy to listen to your wise thoughs and teach me about things from your experience. It's very interesting and as I said, you give me hope!

[@lilly_chills]

I think education is the main one of those. The majority of highly educated people did not vote for him. A Gallup report from 2020 said over 50% of American adults lack English literacy proficiency. I don't remember the percentage, but there was a huge percentage that were below 5th grade level reading proficiency. Right there is your answer why they do not research. They never learned how to do research. They intentionally keep people from getting an education, so they can't or won't do their own research and then vote accordingly. I think many of them genuinely do not understand that they vote against themselves. And when the coming VP calls professors the enemy, you can imagine what's coming for higher education. It's not gonna be good.

[@expatwill]

You all realize how many gays, blacks, hispanics and others voted for him?

[@lidewijvos]

​@HayleyAlexis they are probably homeschooled and have never learned to do research and judge sources. And they are Christian so they are drilled to follow like sheep without thinking. American Christians are a different tribe...

[@edbudzynski729]

I’m an old white guy and I thought Kamala was a great candidate. She is beautiful, strong, intelligent and articulate. It’s a shame that half of America didn’t appreciate her.

[@alterbayer7196]

I´m a old white guy, a old bayuvarian , and cannot more agree !!

[@draum8103]

Exactly what I thought, thank you. And her pick as Walz as her potential VP was fantastic. Meanwhile Trump is a straight up criminal. This is very sad.

[@Habakuk_]

That's the problem, 80% of Americans live in poverty. She has her picture taken in Vogue, is a prosecutor, and has had a lot of support from stars, something like that seems elitist to people who aren't so lucky in life. Trump, on the other hand, has his picture taken at McDonald's and as a garbage collector, pictures have a lot of symbolic power.

[@ClaudiaErnst]

They're afraid of strong, smart women. Remember how Trump handled "Mutti" Merkel. And know their "your body, my choice".🧟‍♂️

[@sheelfjohnson]

​@@Habakuk_... and riding down a golden escalator, and on a golden elevator in a tower, and riding in a golf cart on one of his many golf courses. People saw those photos too.

[@kathymurphy7820]

Thank you! Everything you said is exactly how I am feeling right now. My husband is so upset with the people of this country! Although like you, we wanted so badly for Kamala to win, deep down we didn't feel that we would be so lucky as to have this strong, qualified, beautiful souled brown woman to be our President. The people in this country are embracing hatred. They have chosen white nationalism. My husband and I are sickened by it all. My disgust for donald is all consuming (to include the majority that voted for him). It is a relief to know we are not alone in all of this. So, thank you again. I subscribed to your channel. You articulated your points so succinctly. Watching this vlog was heart wrenching, yet you spoke so beautifully.

[@shadamyrulezz13]

As a latina, there were way too many latinos who voted for him, and to be fair, black voters overwhelming picked Kamala because they understood the assignment

[@Anon54387]

The assignment? Hmmm. So why do you think the shift toward the right occurred in all age groups and ethnicities?

[@BootyCollins-gf5er]

@@Anon54387 immigrants dont want other immigrants, its that easy. Thats how much trump twisted their minds.

[@sleutelbergen8678]

He’s going to make the economy better for the rich. 😢

[@HayleyAlexis]

That is also a big fear of mine... That he even said in his speech that he wants to have a better relationship with Russia... It makes my blood boil and is such a slap in the face to so many Americans.

[@timcarr6401]

@@HayleyAlexisWhy not have a good relationship with Russia? He wants good relationships with all nations. A peaceful coexistence is a positive thing.

[@frankstollar8492]

​@@timcarr6401And also says that if countries don't "pay their fair share" that he encourages Russia to invade them. How did you reconcile these two positions?

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@timcarr6401 There is no having good relationships with Russia. Unless you are North Korea.

[@Kloetenhenne]

Ich verstehe einfach nicht, wie jeder Außenstehende wissen kann, dass das eine unfassbar doofe Idee, ist, den zu wählen, aber die Amerikaner nicht.

[@winterlinde5395]

Ich fange an, das zu verstehen, je weiter ich in die amerikanischen Videos auf KZbin eintauche. Fox, extremistische „Christen“, vernachlässigte Schulbildung. Und dann schrieb irgendjemand in einem Kommentar: jetzt sollten wir wieder auftauchen aus Social Media und unsere eigene Demokratie beschützen! 👍🏻

[@derjoghurtmitderecke]

Die Bildungsarmut in Amerika ist für uns hierzulande nicht ansatzweise zu erahnen. Dazu kommt der amerikanische, ultra kapitalistisch-materielle Lebensstil (den wir leider immer mehr bei uns sehen), dem es Trump sehr, sehr einfach macht, Leute von sich zu überzeugen. Einfache Worte und oberflächliche Versprechen für einfache Menschen. Dazu kommt die Größe des Landes und die geologische Lage. Amerika ist riesig und ist nicht von anderen Ländern umgeben. Demnach gibt es auch kaum Einflüsse aus anderen Ländern. Der durchschnittlich gebildete Amerikaner kennt nur den "America First" -Lebensstil und diesen will er unter allen Umständen erhalten. Daraus ergibt sich der erneute Wahlsieg. Die Demokraten haben ihn und seine Reichweite, mal wieder, völlig unterschätzt und sich unterdessen nicht gerade mit Ruhm bekleckert. Alles was sie machen unterstützt den Glauben der Trump Anhänger, Demokraten wollen ihr Land zerstören, sie versklaven, sie ihres Besitzes entledigen und ihre Woke agenda weiter verbreiten.

[@chaoskind9012]

Es gibt auch in Deutschland genug Trump supporter

[@Kloetenhenne]

@@chaoskind9012 ja und? Die Deutschen wählen ihn ja nicht.

[@winterlinde5395]

tsss… hat einer von _euch_ meine Antwort gelöscht??

[@so_k_rat_es__society3118]

"Griff ins Klo" das hast du wunderbar ausgedrückt!

[@grimmbartrides]

and I thought I was hearing things!

[@achimwasp]

For those that don't know German: a reach into the toilet bowl - meaning a really bad decision or move, something that didn't work out at all.

[@LythaWausW]

Thanks Hayley. I'm glad I'm not in America right now, and can walk around without everyone talking about it. Then I thought, good grief, Hayley's in freaking FLORIDA, where the man spent the day. *shudder*

[@franzisch.3059]

Dear Hayley, I just stumbled over you on KZbin. I salute your honesty and what you are saying. The reason you are talking about, why so many people voted for Trump is so perfectly put together. Trump is a narcissist and full of hate. Probably left over from his childhood. He doesn’t care about the USA. He only cares about two things: himself and power. He comes over like he gets a hard on, when he can make people suffer and there are many who in his age have a problem with impotence. He adores Putin and Kim Yong un. These are dangerous men who are not his friends. They’re using him, laughing about him and the second they’re done with him they would have no problem killing him. But he lacks the intelligent capacity to realize this, let’s face it to realize anything. I am an American living abroad and it scares the hell out of me, what may happen during his second turn. The saddest thing is, that all those millions of uneducated people who blindly voted for him, who praised him on his rallies, not even understanding what he was talking about, are going to be the ones who will suffer. They may have $10 a month more in their wallet, but the food is going to be more expensive, and the car is going to be more expensive and the mortgage rates are going to rise with interest because he doesn’t care about those people!!! if he deports even only 1 million of those migrants, who is going to clean the garbage from your street? Who is going to prepare your hamburger at McDonald’s? Who is going to clean the dishes that you ate from in the restaurant? Who is going to pick the vegetables and fruit that comes from the US, when you don’t have those people? Basically the employers will have to pay more money and therefore everything is going to get more expensive and the only people, who are really going to profit from him being a president, are his billionaire friends who so high up his butt, I’m surprised they can still breath. Elon Musk is a dangerous man and I don’t know how you’re feeling in America about him, here in Germany, we have serious problems which is electronic cars. Lately 160,000 had to be called back because of internal problems. But we’ll see. If this guy is going to surprise us, we are all going to profit. Unfortunately in this legislation, he surrounded himself with idiots, who will say yes, to everything and who are drulling over a position in his cabinet. I’m going to subscribe to you because I loved what you said in the video and I loved how you said it. And let’s face it, people who didn’t vote for Trump have to get together and fight. ❤

[@margritjones7934]

Like your comment so much. I'm in shock and try to get over it. I love the US, but now he really divided the country to the point, where's no solution😢

[@jumi123]

Hayley it is truly a joy to listen to you. And not simply because we share the same political views. You have talked about other topics where I would disagree. But you are very articulate, your arguments are strong/ often right on point and you have a charming personality. So Thank you very much for your content

[@klaus2t703]

@jumi123: I could not care less if this just was an American thing. But there is a high risk that this affects the whole world´s peace. I´m in shock, too. And what you say seems to work in some countries .. but not in currently divided USA: Listen to each other, talk, building political views, and find a way "together" for a better future. But it seems in the USA they don´t want a "together", they want a "fight, fight, fight" ... against each other. I´ve never seen a country where this did lead to a positive future.

[@alexanderroth1427]

As German when he started to quote & praise Hitler i thought ok this breaks the Camels back. But no even this was ok and i was like wait..they saved us among other Allies from exactly that guy & Facism? And now they give a fuck about this..

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

it'll be interesting to see which effect his second term will have on the US armed forces.

[@lidewijvos]

Hitler modeled a lot of his race policy on the Jim Crow laws so the US was facist first unfortunately

[@KlausRe-m8c]

After the election of 1933, politicians from other parties were sent to concentration camps.

[@expatwill]

@@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl Europe is pretty much fckd once he leaves nato and leaves Germany and rest to deal with Russia and their energy crisis.

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

@@expatwill you could be quite right on that. However, in the long run, that'll affect the USA too.

[@michaelschmidt9645]

This is probably your greatest post so far and the best comment and analysis about the situation I've seen - thank you for your words! You're truely speaking from my heart and it feels like a beam of light shining through the sadness that fills me since yesterday. I hope you can hang in there, and at least finish your school in your home country! 🥴

[@anjaoldnettle2841]

The worst thing is, that Elon Musk really is an illegal immigrant. He came as a student, but he did not study. He has his first enterprise with the money of his rich father. He is illegal, but nobody gives a damn, he is white and rich. And there he stands on the podium in tears about how gorgeous he is, another narcissist fallen completely for Russian Propaganda. They twittered he should be president. His meme: Zelensky has since 5 minutes not begged for money, is proven made by a female Russian member of this influencer Propaganda group, forgotten the name. And he is not such a genius, he linked his firm to PayPal, nobody liked him, they tricked him out, he kept his shares and sold them when PP was big and became rich. He had good ideas and found himself Genius people to make them reality.

[@bernhardweber8604]

I don't think that's the worst thing about all of this. Elon Musk being an illegal immigrant is of course a blatant hypocrisy (as is Melania Trump, basically the same issue), I daresay that Trump advocating for mass deportation of maybe 20 million people is the far gruesome prospect. Ukraine, Israel and his fixation on tariffs, probably provoking a trade war yet again, are next. There's quite a list of really, really bad things, including Musk likely defrauding investors by billions of dollars with Trumps help, before we should get to the little hypocrisies of Elon Musk being an illegal immigrant.

[@michaelbeer3949]

According to Wikipedia he did study and got a bachelor's degree in economic science and physics.

[@Habakuk_]

I would consider Elon Musk to be even more disturbed than Trump; he is extremely dangerous.

[@velocita6907]

Elon, is a revolting person who used X (Twitter) to promote every vile statement about non-whites, immigrants and our polling. He got off the hook for his 2018 bullsh*t 420 stock bid statement and did not get prosecuted, that emboldened him to do whatever he wants without consequences. He loves his socialist carbon credits and $7500 electric vehicle subsidies while mocking the hand that feeds him.

[@winterlinde5395]

Sei gedrückt! Danke für die klaren Worte. 🌸

[@davesaunders7080]

The supporters (not all however) have and do scare me, he brings out the worst in society. Thank you for your thoughtful analysis. As a Canadian who has vacationed in Florida many times I don't really have the same desire to visit, sad. I feel so bad for you and whatever discrimination you have had to endure, at least you can move away should you need to.

[@HayleyAlexis]

Florida has transformed into such a nasty place. My home, where I grew up, the simplicity of living in this state has been taken over by conservative folks that are not originally from here and have turned this state in to a straight garbage can. It is so sad.

[@margritjones7934]

​@@HayleyAlexisso sad!!

[@Francebound2024]

Actually, I think he gave them permission to bring out the worst in themselves. Anyone that followed him saw how he was, and those that saw that as an okay way to be, didn’t care.

[@barbsmart7373]

​@@Francebound2024This is an excellent comment, thankyou. I am a Kiwi, and I have thought about the cultures of different countries a lot. I will admit that being a Jewish descendant and from a country that suffered terribly while doing its bit to to defeat aggressive, brutal, racist entitled Peoples, I have really studied history a lot. I live with a log of shame about the treatment of our Maori people by my British people. I see inhumanity in the British past- especially with their ficus on punishment, their abuse of women and of poor people. Unfortunately, Germany takes the worst prize jn my heart and I feel permanently, snd significantly affected by what German people have done in my grandfather's day, my father's day, and throughout my own life. I am very, very influenced by the most beautiful cultures around me. Thd Maori culture is based on strength, kindness, unity, connection to nature respect and other beautiful ways. Kiwis are friendly helpful snd laid back. But I have learned so much about real love, strength, honour and positivity from the Maori and Pacific people around me. A huge lesson I learned also, was from hundreds of Holocaust survivors, which was to appreciate every small thing, and every human kindness, and not to be prejudiced. I feel very lucky in New Zealand but will still need to protest on Thursday alongside Maori people.

[@barryguyer8174]

I don't know what to do I am so sad America is done Someone please help me

[@jcsufi]

Absolute TRUTH

[@OliF_Dt]

Thank you SO very much for this very COURAGEOUS statement - I second EVERY SINGLE WORD!!!!

[@darrenmcdonald3697]

Hayley you hit the nail squarely on the head. For millions of Americans the election came down to one thing, a black women against a white man. It didn't matter the the white man was the most flawed individual possible, a liar, a sexist, a felon, a sexual predator , a racist, and l could go on and fill the page. Against a black women who was , intelligent, kind, caring and highly qualified to do the job . But this is America and all millions saw was white man , black women. Sadly now the rest of us who see things differently will pay the price, along with most of the people who voted for trump. I am 66 years old, and the county l was born and raised in and grew up in is now dead. What comes next is going to be very dark. l feel sorry for my young daughters and am ashamed and embarrassed by my country.

[@expatwill]

Is she Black? Indian? Hispanic? sure seems she tried to play all those roles to favor those groups. Had nothing to do with race she was a fraud and the people saw it.

[@picholoup]

When Biden came out proposing Camala Harris, I screamed on the top of my lungs:No! 😮🤯🤯 Not that I think she isn't capable!!!❤! But I knew in my heart of hearts the USA ist not ready for a woman, much less for a black woman. He shouldhave chosen Newsom or Al Shapiro. But on the other hand I was so positively surprised by Camalas performance and just loved Walz,with his wholesome, down to earth no nonsense style. I prayed for her win, for the good of the USA, but I knew deep down that it was a lost cause. Now I cry for you. Love and courage from France! If I were you, I'd get my butt out of there in ASAP!❤!

[@ae4116]

I agree. I said that from the beginning. But I had my fingers crossed.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

What? Really, that is is supposed to be the reason? I refuse to believe it is that simple.

[@ae4116]

@@Quotenwagnerianer many religious people don’t believe women should be in charge of men. I know multiple people who have said that women shouldn’t hold political offices at any level because of this.

[@marie9814]

Thank you, Hayley. I didn't quite understand why anyone would go back to the US, especially to Florida, as a woman, as a PoC. I know it's not rainbows and roses here in Germany. But thank you for speaking out. I hope everyone will get through this.

[@GlenHunt]

I have to agree with everything you said, everything you didn't really say and everything you've felt. This coming on the heels of two major hurricanes for our area just added an immense insult to injury for me. Sure, America voted and it's decided, and that's what our process is about. However, this really makes me see that we haven't learned and changed as a country. I've been watching DW (en Español), and they've been reporting that the EU government has been preparing for this, has begun to insulate the EU against the effects of a second Trump administration, and are ready to distance themselves from the US should it become necessary. Either way, the EU is becoming less reliant on the US after the first Trump administration. The reporting I'm seeing from around the world is all saying that the US is no longer seen as a steadfast, dependable partner in global affairs. I wonder if that will translate into more stringent entry requirements for Americans traveling abroad. That said, things are still on track for my moving to Portugal, and it may actually happen in the spring. I am VERY much looking forward to it.

[@HayleyAlexis]

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

[@inamart]

Oh Hayley, du sprichst mir aus der Seele. Es ist das erste Mal in meinem Leben, dass ich für einen Kandidaten gebetet habe, leider hat sie verloren😰……und ich war geschockt, dass Trump noch nicht einmal knapp gewonnen hat. In Deutschland gewinnt die AFD ja leider auch immer mehr Stimmen. In was für einer verrückten Welt leben wir?

[@naiman4535]

Dear Hayley, thank you so much for your kind, thoughtful and consoling message to all of us who are grieving in the aftermath of this tragic election. You are a truly beautiful woman, and a truly beautiful soul!

[@emics2002]

I thought about you 😢 especially because you are living in Florida. I can’t imagine a life living in a Bundesland where more than 50% of the people voted for no rights for women, people of color and so on. In Germany I banned Bundesländer like Sachsen from my travel list, because I can’t handle racism. My heart is with you ❤

[@HayleyAlexis]

Well technically 56% voted yes for amendment 3 in Florida but you need the 60% rule for it to go into action. It is disheartening. Our elections are such a scam in my opinion.

[@NataschaO]

Nach Leipzig und Berlin (Sachsen und Brandenburg) kannst du schon noch reisen.

[@sil.ke76]

I fee so sorry Hayley 🩷 It's going to be 4 very long years for all of us 🇺🇸🇩🇪 sending love 💛

[@Alianne09]

Still speechless. So much hate, so much "Nach mir die Sintflut". I'm worried for people in the US, I'm worried for what this will mean on a global scale, to have such a powerful nation lead by someone so vain and only driven by his own interests.

[@arianesibitzky8405]

German-American here: Thank you for this video! I have woken up now for three days with the feeling that I had had a terrible nightmare until I instantly came to the realization that it was the harsh reality. I had been speechless and numb these last few days and your words have helped me to get a clearer picture. Thank you and keep doing what you do! All the best from Germany! 😊

[@kamikazekrew3873]

Hi Hayley, I was waiting for your response. As an American still here in Europe...GURL COME BACK (After you get your education finished of course). So many friends of mine all over the world are disappointed, as well as myself. Then a lot of trolls who I thought were friends are about to be un-friended. I am more shocked about the amount of brwn, yella and some blck people whom have voted for him? IDC anymore. More than half of us are ignorant...so, I could careless what will happen to him. Yup, They just want to fit in, but if they have heard so many people saying to me that "They are different than you!". Yet, I'm blk, so if they are telling me this, what are they saying about me behind my back. We NEED EDUCATION!

[@indiramichaelahealey5156]

I totally agree with you. I really respect you for it. It's nice to see that not all Americans have lost their minds.

[@benzminibusdoc]

I admit that I wasn't sure what your message would be, but I am glad to have tuned in to hear your leveheaded clear message Spot on, and I applaud you for that .🎉🎉🎉

[@CionMohler]

I agree that Kamala was not a good candidate. People in this country were never going to vote for a black woman. The question is, why did the Democrats back her? This country definitely needs a reset. Young people like you are our only hope.

[@frankregel4766]

As a German. No understanding . Chowing hate before love. U S A will go down as a country. And the whole world will suffer. Pray

[@somewhatwoolly]

Yeah, I'm very scared for the future of country. I'm especially sorry for you being in a place as deeply red as florida while being a poc. We're all just gonna have to do our best to take care of ourselves and look out for one another. Sending love from Oregon💚

[@Dangermaniac206]

I’m only 2 months away from getting my green card approved and my wife wants to get the fck out of here already and move back to Europe

[@HayleyAlexis]

Yeah.... Trying to be patient regarding immigration stuff but this is a catastrophe in my opinion.

[@futtejanas5690]

Best of Luck ... you gonna need it.

[@00_UU]

Why would anyone from Europe move to the US now? Unless you are some senior software engineer, but even then life in the US is a soulless endless driving through suburbia and strip malls without good vacation time

[@voyance4elle]

I am sending lots and lots of love from Germany ❤❤❤❤❤ I'm thinking of all the people who are subjected to this horrific outcome.

[@SuperHAMILTON91]

The National Elections tell me, one thing. The are more Red Counties in America then Blue Counties period. You do the Math?

[@LythaWausW]

Why am I all teared up? Your voice, the pain. *sigh* That morning I woke up and told my husband, if he wins, it won't be the end of the world. I was full of despair. I'm trying to figure out if I feel as awful as I did in 2016. That was, for me, like watching a horror movie come to life. I was utterly shocked and couldn't believe my eyes. I think it is the same level of horror. I don't want him dead (that bullet was so close), I just want him in Federal prison the rest of his life. He was a criminal before the conviction of the felonies. And now......well something happened in Germany yesterday.....so the Germans have something else to worry about.

[@TheEvie202]

Girl, I’m right there with you! As a teacher, the example he sent in 2016-20 to children , the name calling/ bullying ! Not cool! Inciting an insurrection !!! We’re not going back!🤦‍♀️💙

[@caseyv9500]

As a German, there are so many things I don't understand about the political system: - First of all, the electoral college. Didn't make any difference this time, but this system is so unfair and ancient, a lot of votes are being ignored. Why has that never been changed? - Why are there still only two parties? - 4 years ago, I already thought: such a big, great country, and they only come up with Biden and Trump as candidates? HOW?? And this time, the democrats held on to Biden for so long, unbelievable, and then Kamala was chosen. Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to see her as the first female president. But as you say, as a black female it was hard for her. Wasn't there anybody else to stand a chance against Trump!!?? But then again I look at Germany and ask myself: Is nobody here trustworthy and capable anymore? I just hope, that 4 more years of Trump don't bring more wars to our world than there already are.

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

May I answer your second question: I strongly assume that that's due to the principle of the winner takes it all in every voting district (in the UK this principle is called first past the post). The candidate or party getting the most votes wins the voting district meaning that all other votes are being discarded. That principle encourages people to vote predominantly for parties with a reasonable chance of winning a district. As a result the number of parties seriously competing for representing a voting district narrows down to two although actually any number of parties could present itself or its candidate. In contrast, for example Germany is applying proportional representation meaning that all votes for parties (eg. Zweitstimme) are counted to determine the proportional share of votes of each individual party and consecutively to calculate the number of seats for each party in parliament (Bundestag). The only votes which get discarded are the votes for parties failing to reach or to exceed the 5% threshold. Long story short: the number of dominating parties is mainly a result of the method of counting votes and of determining the representation of a voting district. It's essentially a result of voting habits by the electorate/voters. In the USA, that process is complicated further by introducing an additional level of election called the electoral college where each state is treated like a kind of voting district with its respective number of electors. The president gets actually elected by the electors of the electoral college and not directly by the voting districts of the 50 states of the USA.

[@caseyv9500]

Thank you very much for your detailed answer. It does make sense that the two-party system is a direct result of the electoral system. But I maintain that the electoral college makes little sense to me, I find it unfair.

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

@@caseyv9500 As far as I know the electoral college has been introduced as a compromise in the early years of the USA trying to find a balance between different states, larger vs. smaller ones, urban vs. rural ones. But I'm no expert on that and I don't know the exact reasons for that institution. I only know that it's a part of the constitution of the USA which can be changed only with very large majorities in both, the Senate and the House of Representatives, which makes it very improbable of being changed ever. That's a bit of a burden of both, rule of law and a democracy based on an old constitution. In the UK the situation is even a bit more complicated because there's not one written constitution but a collection of several books of laws, agreements and well established traditions forming the legal basis for procedures and decisions of the Houses of Parliament. In contrast the German constitutions both of the Weimar Republic 1919 - 1933 and the Federal Republik of Germany since 1949 have been created with having something like the French constitution in mind. That appears to have a clearer, more logical and more modern structure. Additionally Napoleon initiated a legal reform resulting in a well structured set of books of law called the Code Civil which later was used by many continental European countries as an example of creating a clearer more comprehensible system of laws compared to older collections of laws. In Germany such modern (Napoleonic) books of laws are the BGB (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, civilian book of law), the StGB (Strafgesetzbuch, book of penal law) and the HGB (Handelsgesetzbuch, book of commercial law). Mind that the term Napoleonic is meant to indicate only that it has been created with some inspiration from Napoleon's law reform in France.

[@annefrance9282]

Ich habe eine andere Frage: wie kann eine Person, die in einem gerichtlichen Verfahren verwickelt ist, überhaupt kandidieren??

[@caseyv9500]

@@annefrance9282 Ja, das kommt zu allem anderen noch dazu🙈 Soweit ich weiß dürfen verurteilte Straftäter in den USA nicht mal wählen, aber er hat ja breit grinsend seinen Wahlzettel vor die Kamera gehalten. Ich versteh's einfach nicht.

[@mk4881]

Wait, did I just hear you say “Griff ins Klo”?? 😁that is such a perfect expression to use for this! 😂

[@yxnsoong735]

Somehow this reminds me of just before the rise of the Austrian artist. The members of the government of the Weimar Republic thought they could handle this lunatic and restrain him from putting into action his weird politics. Well, they were wrong, and millions of people lost their lives due to this narcissistic piece of work who turned out to be incontrollable. Many have shaken their heads in disbelief when they heard from the Germans after the war was lost. The rest of the world was asking themselves how could a country famed for inventions, poetry and knowledge turn so badly and follow blindly a leader who spewed nothing but hate against other Germans. Now the US knows how it's like. And I feel sorry for those who still have a modicum of decency and righteousness - for you will end up where our scholars and decent people went. I hope and pray that what happened in Europe some 80 years ago doesn't happen in the US. The Land of the Free. No more. Sad.

[@kirtwilliamswilliams5280]

America is gonna be fine

[@michaeldamisch1367]

Well said! I am the son of a German mother and an American father. Had the first contact to my American family at the age of 27. After that spend some time with my family at NC which totally changed my view on the US and I glad my son was born and grew up over here in Germany. Liked when you said " ins Klo gegriffen" 😂

[@avikerry219]

I have been watching your videos here and there, this one is simply a masterpiece!! And reading the comments is so much knowledge. One question, do you filter the responses? I was thinking that there would a bunch of hate responses. Like you and the rest here I am... I cant chose the right word that describes the intense feelings opinions I have but, you put it so well.

[@jennywells416]

Puh.. i can't even deal with what has happened. Like you i was very hopeful that Kamala would win but 2 days before election day my stomach has been in knots and i just had the feeling its not gonna happen and I'm devastated that my gut was rights. 💔 Over the past 4 years i have distanced myself from most of family and friends that are Trump supporters because i just couldn't respect them anymore. You can not agree to disagree when it comes to Trump.. this is a huge difference in morales and what you stand for and i can not push that aside anymore and pretend that family and friends are supporting what this POS stands for. My sister and myself started talking about moving back to Germany this passed summer and it only started because of the political climate here and Trump. We said if he wins we're outta here.. well by July we've talked so much about and noticed how homesick we have become after almost 10 years of living here in the US that we made the decision to move back next year no matter the outcome. So we have been planning our move ever since because we have a retail business and property to sell before we leaves.. and now with the what happened yesterday.. we know we made the right decision. I know Germany is not perfect but it's nowhere close to what is happening here right now.. and i just miss home.

[@lyndaf.6329]

I hear what you're saying, I am not a Trump supporter and I am not American or live in the USA. BUT you can't vote in someone based on their colour or gender. I saw nothing in this election campaign that would have made me vote for Harris even if she had been a white male. What were her policies? What were her solutions for the problems the USA is facing? She came out with nothing, just endless word salads.All I saw were a bunch of celebrates feathering their nests for a win they thought was theirs. I don't know what it will be like this time round with Trump, but I think he has more clout on the world stage than she has and he will stand up to the likes of Putin.

[@HayleyAlexis]

Since you said there were no policies.... Kamala has openly talked about what she wants and how she would do it. You just choose to be an echo chamber and not listen. I am copying and pasting from another comment that stated the same thing as you, misinformed with no idea what the heck you are talking about. The list is very long of plans/ideas/policies that she would have loved to implement for the US people which promoted a stronger middle class. 1) No one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay more in taxes 2) Expansion of the Child Tax Credit: providing $6,000 in tax relief for middle-income and low-income families for the first year of their child’s life. 3) expanding the age range of eligible workers who could claim the credit (EITC) 4) Focusing on expanding production among new suppliers and small farms to diversify our food supply chain 5) She wanted to pass the first-ever federal price-gouging ban bill 6) Expansion of PACT - happened during her term as VP and was going to continue to grow if she became president 7) Lower prescription drug costs which has been on the agenda 8) allow Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs 9) Asking congress to pass the Stop Predatory Investing Act

[@lyndaf.6329]

As I said no substantial policies to address the needs, or improve the lives of the average American or to tackle the world problems facing all of us at the moment. The last 4 years have been a none event and I haven’t seen anything that she proposes to improve on that. I also fear for the next years with a Trump administration but at least he seems to be more aware that change is needed, so let’s see. I suppose what really worries me and many others in Europe is that a country with thousands of intelligent ‚ capable people such as the USA can only come up with such candidates for President ‚ on both sides of the political spectrum. Although truth be known we are not any better off with our politicians. God help all of us in the coming years.

[@HayleyAlexis]

@lyndaf.6329 so earned income tax credits don't help the avg American? Now you are really talking bull-crap.

[@lyndaf.6329]

@@HayleyAlexis it takes more than tax credits to improve the lives of ordinary people but I understand that many Americans support their party be it Democratic or Republican like a religion and can only see the situation from that point of view. You choose to ignore the bulk of my comment which is that I approach this from a completely neutral point of view having no loyalty to either party. What many people saw, in and out of the US were two candidates , neither of them fit to be President. As I said, it is mind boggling that a country such as the USA couldn’t come up with candidates with more to offer. But it is as it is and , as an outsider, I thought that Trump came over as the strongest and with the potential to tackle some of the problems both at home and in the world. I‘m sorry if my opinion offends you, but we are all entitled to our own opinions and there is no need to insult my very polite comment. I have been following you for a long time and love your videos and have always found you to be a strong woman who comes over as being a nice person. I wish you luck in your career, I am a retired nurse who loved my profession and I wish you lots of success. Who knows what the next few years will bring, the world is in such a mess I just hope for your generation and the ones that follow that someone somewhere will have the courage to sort it out.

[@TheUlli1964]

As a German unfortularely i could not vote for Kamala,but i wished so much i could. Your words ur opinions are mine. The people who vote for Trump will get their payback but sadly also all the other that did not vote for him.

[@ingaurban404]

You are so wonderful, brave and a ray of hope in all that!!! Thank you, as always!!!❤

[@Mimi-s8k]

Yes to everything you said Hayley..

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

I can understand your anger. Sending you a big hug (which won't help much, I know, but still...)

[@HayleyAlexis]

Virtual hugs always help ❤️❤️

[@Krachmaschinchen]

As one of your German followers, let me thank you for this explainer, the best one I've read so far because it gets right down to the root cause of this election outcome which, as you no doubt know, has stunned people across the Atlantic. Me and mine, we keep wearing our "I'm speaking" Kamala shirts and hope she'll have another go at it in 2028. She's been such a breath of fresh air, at least from a European point of view, all the goodness we want to associate with America and then some.

[@andreaspopp623]

Hi Haley, I am 64 and a German engineer, but I live in the South of France now. I have lived in some and traveled 31 States of the US incl. Alaska since 1977!! What I noticed over the many years was the increasing gap between "educated" Americans and simple workers/immigrants. The latter is always short of money at the end of the month and they look up to someone like Trump as a Mesias, because he has a villa in Florida and flies in on his own plane. That mass of uneducated people has primary thoughts to survive. My father, a business man and writer, always told me that it is easy to be a democrat when you are educated and you got a good, well paied job. Look at Eastern Germany, a part of Germany let down and canabalized (Treuhand) after the fall of the wall by Kohl and Merkel and the population is now voting for the fashist AFD. Look at the Weimar Republic, so many people didn't have jobs in the end plus the resession and all turned towards Hitler "to help them". Kamala / Biden and the Democrats were not able to realy reach and offer anything substancial to the lower class. NEXT TIME :) Kind greetings, Andreas

[@michalandrejmolnar3715]

Build Back Better was such a plan that would help

[@LETMino85]

True. The drivers are always the same in these events. Democracy _needs_ the promise of a social career, no hunger, uneducation or unemployed person if they don't want to be. If that's not given by the state, democracy will loose.

[@helgeschneider9069]

das ist so aber nicht richtig. 1. treuhand....sagen sie mal, wie es hätte laufen sollen? wer wollte konnte investieren...aber die betriebe waren in der regel nicht zu retten. (by the way, kein ossi hat nach der wende noch ostprodukte gekauft und die meisten tun es immer noch nicht) 2. in der weimarer republik hatten die nazis nie in freien wahlen die mehrheit. im gegenteil, bei der letzten freien wahl hatten sie sogar stimmverluste, da die krise langsam überwunden war. 3. die politik von stuererleichterungen für reiche und zölle ist das, was die inflation weiter anheizen wird.

[@00_UU]

Truth. But poverty and money shortage is a part of American economy. Americans do not have a right for sick leave, no federally guaranteed annual vacation, only ONE state offers maternity leave. Americans are sIaaaves to their work. All of this talk about freedom, but there is no freedom to get sick without losing one’s job. Yet everyone thinks it is normal 🤦

[@CARambolagen]

But exactly that narrative is the myth. Harris and Biden didn't just reach out to the working class, they DID something. What did Trump do other than serve as a fantasy foil for the destitute you describe?

[@WeneeedtotalkHowever]

Thanx for your wise words, Mam! If i had`nt already subscribed, i would have done it now!

[@lola2837]

I’m with you Hayley! Thank you for always sharing your sincere & genuine perspective!

[@HayleyAlexis]

You are so welcome!

[@jenniferhill3524]

Thanks, Hayley. ❤

[@8mileshigh]

Did you actually say " a Griff ins Klo?" That is an expression that deserves to be exported 😂 Greetings from Germany. The algorithm led me to your channel. 👍

[@HayleyAlexis]

I surely did 😂 that is what the USA has consistently shown the past couple of years.

[@franciscardon223]

It's starting a sad and dark period for the USA😬😵‍💫😔

[@timcarr6401]

Good times, my friend.

[@martineo9638]

I feel religion and simply being American were just a ticking timebomb for someone like the cheeto to win... When you are religious you are used to seeing words and sentences but being told what you read isnt what was written, words are explained to you. You can hear that in Trumpers when they try to explain away the nonsense he spouts. Being american is kinda the same, you are thought to mindlessly believe the USA is the best in everything you are from a very young age thought to follow those who scream the loudest and believe in mirages.... Sad but this was just waiting to happen... Look at Russia for instance, they too are indoctrinated from a young age and that gave us Putin. USA is just 1 step away from being a dictatorship and that is truely horrific.... I am Dutch and still in disbelieve over what happend...

[@SMoggyinski]

Precisely. The US has always been primed for fascism and religion (Christianity) has played a very significant part in that. In fact many people voted for Mango Mussolini precisely *because* they want to turn the US into a Christian Nationalist or Christofascist nation.

[@twinmama42]

You speak right out of my heart.

[@Bianca-qn3ez]

Thank you for your words. I am still shocked, angry and disappointed. This was the perfect chance to write history, but unfortunately the voters chose something else 😑

[@timcarr6401]

DJT's second term will be historic.

[@nothingspecial123Q]

You are so reflected and I totally agree. Living in Germany my whole life, of course I am aware that we get a different picture of DT than you in the USA. But I think his character and mindset is very clear - no matter where you live. And I never understand how so many people think that a man with this character/mindset/behaviour is perfect for being president of such a big country. Yes - this is very sad for the whole world because it sets an example and others will follow.

[@boomerangfishact6754]

I love your perspective and how you found the words for it. This election reveals so much. I am frustrated tilting towards depression. As you said. Itś not Trump, it’s the people who made there choice for what he represents. Thank you.

[@TrillianaEM]

Watching from Germany: Thank you for this video, this is one of the best analysis I heard up to now! And it is surprisingly also somewhat soothing (yes, I was also totally shocked, even though not american).

[@MysterX79]

The same here ... Not angry, not fearfull, not panicing or anything. I was simply plain sad and lost my faith in humanity - my nasty AfD neighbor as well as any MAGA guy on TV. I'm talking about 2016. Semantics away: Of course this feeling never left me. But with every election or other major event, no matter if it's the AfD in Germany, Russian warcrimes or now a person like Trump again - this deep disappointment comes back again and again.

[@droal.]

100% agree. This man is just winning (even though his slogan is "make america great again" which seems positive) through negativity. He is just talking about things he doesn't want, people that are "guilty"/responsible for stuff etc. But I cannot think of a single thing that he wants to add, to progress, which are good in his opinion...

[@HayleyAlexis]

That's what people forget... This man started this campaign in 2012/2013 because Obama was elected. It was a direct jab at a black president, hence him going on his long tirades about Obama not being a US citizen or born in the USA etc, etc. It is just hateful and that is why it gained so much traction because people hated the fact that a black man won the election. I remember the hatred that filled this country then but the difference was that Obama still won regardless of the outside noise but unfortunately this is different because these same jabs that include racial undertones or sexual undertones won....

[@papaya8634]

I was waiting for your video about the election and can agree to everything you said. I am so worried for the whole world now

[@ACWhoCares2]

free ride for anyone with a similliar if not the same mindset for them. If you're about to be voting in then next 3 years I'd say I wish you luck but my hope is lost.

[@nikkinfl]

OMG!! EVERY single word that you said could have been me talking! I'm an Independent voter who has voted mostly for Democrats, but never for Trump. I left the U.S. three years ago, planning to return, but life has only improved since I left. The racism in the U.S. hasn’t gone away-it’s just changed form...somewhat. They can’t openly revert to past discrimination, like it would have been in the 1800's or 1950's, although some try, so they do it in subtle ways. I love my country, but I struggle with what it's become. While not everyone is racist, overall, society still has deep-seated racial issues and the ignorance is INSANE! I worry every single day about my son and police brutatlity and I have talked to him about leaving the country. I used to think about the possibility of returning to the U.S. at some point, but I don't want to deal with the racist people, the people who think that they have a say so over a woman's body, the religious zealots who think that everyone is going to hell, etc. Besides, the culture where I live is amazing and it feels "alive" where I live, compared to the dull suburds of the U.S.

[@hansmuller3604]

may i ask where you live now?

[@nikkinfl]

@hansmuller3604 In Merida Mexico. Very safe, very nice people.

[@angelamatt101]

Thank you for sharing because I was going to ask the same question. Where do you live now because I am looking to move out of the US within the next two years and I'm exploring where. I've been to Spain, Paris, the Netherlands and Germany, which was my favorite. That's why I watched this channel because I fell in love with Germany..

[@expatwill]

Is that dems biggest argument that "oh he's a racist" people are starving thanks to Biden and Kamala can't afford food or housing things were way be better when he was in office. The state of the country and the economy is more important than yalls TDS issues. The fact that the last administration just let the flood gates wide open to illegals and destroyed the U.S. is no big deal apparently even Kamala admitted that if she was in office she wouldn't have done anything different than Joe. Just sickening and f'ing insane we just dodged a bullet with this election.

[@HayleyAlexis]

@expatwill Sir stop liking your own comments, it is embarrassing. US citizens are not starving; obesity is the highest it has ever been in this country.

[@Alex-yk6rm]

Hi from German, Haaley! What I am personally fearing the most ist giving a man with Alzheimer desease the power of pushing the red button! He is going to destroy everything and everyone, who is in his way.....whe had that in the 30ies, remember that!!! 😭I am so sad too.Wish you the best! Alex

[@Ka-ly8oi]

It' so interesting to hear your take on that topic. That you were not surprised...This is so horrible. People suffer from cognitive dissonance.

[@Surfingsilver]

Dear Hayley, it has been a terrifying and disheartening election night for the voters who voted against Trump. It was a very bad election night for the ones who voted for Trump. They just do not know it yet.

[@claasengelbart2268]

Thank you so much for your words Hayley! They give me hope. 🤗

[@christiankastorf4836]

Come home, Hayley, please come home.

[@annac6210]

You speak from my heart. I am so sorry that your fellow citizens have let you down like that. I hope you stay safe.

[@sebsch1858]

Being respectful to people who vote for an insane criminal isn‘t necessary imo. However, it honors you that you can still do it.

[@HayleyAlexis]

I think a lot of ignoring will be happening in the future 😂

[@expatwill]

TDS lol

[@astraeetje5048]

Hi Hayley, I'm so sorry for you and the likeminded voters . I'm hoping that you're safe to post this! Best of luck from the Netherlands

[@timcarr6401]

Why wouldn't she be safe to do so?

[@frankstollar8492]

​@@timcarr6401I start to think you are a troll by your comments.

[@astraeetje5048]

@@frankstollar8492 thanks for confirming this. I was a bit flabbergasted by the response.

[@julianegittel5621]

It feels so good to know that there are people over there who represent Human Values and know, that War and Fighting among each other will never be the Solution, but only Humanity and Togetherness can move us forward. You give me Hope, Hayley ❤ And: "Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt!" Dankeschön! Liebste Grüße aus Berlin

[@timcarr6401]

There were no Americans involved in Wars during DJT's first term.