And yeah, I do think it's a bit of a problem that the United States doesn't have any real civil defense infrastructure in place although realistically geography largely insulates the United States from conventional military attack and so there's much less practical need for such options compared to countries in other regions.

I might be misunderstanding you, but The National Guard doesn't count?

It's that attitude that led to Trump, a man elected to the most powerful political office in the world not because he was qualified for the job, but because he was entertaining and willing to pander to the cynicism your comment displays.

After all, if all politicians are self-serving lying scum, then who cares if one is overtly more so than the others? That probably makes him more honest than the others, right?

I would have voted for Hillary because she is slightly less ugly.

What was that thing P.J. O'rourke said? Something about how he was going to vote for Hillary because he preferring the incompetent over the truly awful.

I can't vote in the US anyway because I was fortunate enough to not have been born there.

Edit: I can't remember now if it was O'rourke or Zizek who said that.

  I am endorsing Hillary. And all her lies
  and all her empty promises. I am endorsing
  Hillary. The second worst thing that could
  happen to this country. But she’s way behind
  in second place, you know? She’s wrong about
  absolutely everything – but she’s wrong within
  normal parameters.