TRUMP UNDERMINES DEMOCRACY

Donald Trump’s belligerence in the third and final presidential debate belies his narcissistic inability to accept that he is likely to lose to a woman in the biggest contest in the world.

Trump is willing to imperil America’s tradition of peaceful power transfers by refusing to abide by the result if he loses, the most probable outcome in next month’s election.

He is a grave threat to the underpinnings of a great democracy. If this occurs, Trump’s intransigence will set a dangerous precedent in undermining the legitimacy of fairly conducted democratic elections around the world.

The Republican nominee puts himself — his vanity, his self-obsession, his need to project dominance and therefore his need to win — far above everything in life.

Trump continues to rant that the race is rigged against him, widespread fraud could be perpetrated at the polls and believes there to be a conspiracy among Mrs Clinton, international corporations and the news media to sabotage his candidacy.

If Trump holds true to his refusal to accept defeat, it is testament to his fear of being labelled a loser as the ultimate humiliation. Trump needs to be reminded that pride screeches loudest before the fall as the world continues to watch on in horror. Joseph Ting