Why did our country elect a convicted felon for president

I know that these are times full of questions for many people. I am just a Wall and have no answers but I do know that no matter what, or how each person is feeling right now, being there for each other, taking time to listen and be kind, can help in the midst of any confusion. There will be numerous articles and publications analyzing the election, and that might provide you more information as well.

One thought I had is Augustus's shout "I have restored the Republic," after establishing autocracy. For the Romans, the "Republic" was the public order-- not the system. I think the American ppl think of Democracy in the same way. Thus they vote for Trump bc he will restore the "public order/will of the ppl"-- the REAL Democracy. — One thought I had is Augustus’s shout “I have restored the Republic,” after establishing autocracy. For the Romans, the “Republic” was the public order– not the system. I think the American ppl think of Democracy in the same way. Thus they vote for Trump bc he will restore the “public order/will of the ppl”– the REAL Democracy.

The will of the people is a concept that autocrats of all ages have clothed themselves in. My Roman historian helper also wants me to point out that the “order” Augustus established was based on killing most of the people who still remembered how the old Republic ran and outliving the rest.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.