Now, the US, the country that made the west and guaranteed its existence, teaches that none of the old rules applies. The same indifference will be on display when Jair Bolsonaro gets to work on the opposition in Brazil. The effect Trump has on the world is as bad as, I would say worse than, his effect on America. All that has been lost since Trump took power is the small chance that western governments could on occasion live up to their values. Everywhere, the depraved are looking at Trump as Stalin looked at Hitler and crying: “Splendid!”• Nick Cohen is an Observer columnist

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2018 18:00 UTC