LOL. Well that makes two of us being ancient. I don't believe the body politic has the will to apply critical thought. A majority of them have bought the fiction that the press has a duty to do the critical thinking for them.
I figure the globalists win in the end. The US is historically, a flash in the pan. Humans are wired to be followers, and there are plenty of ambitious snakes out there willing and able to take advantage of the suckers. Trump, like Reagan, is an opportunity for little more than brief reprieve.
My view of a glass filled the 50% line is it is always half full rather than half empty. One never advances the effort to fill it by just standing aside looking at it and bemoan that nothing is happening. Because if nothing is added, it will evaporate into being totally empty save for the remnants of the suspended solids.
The inverse argument to be made is that yes, there are mostly followers but inspirational leaders is what God implores us all to strive for. If not for the whole world but maybe for just a very small piece of it for each of us. Just ask our founders, it worked very well for them and it is our duty to their sacrifices to strive to make it work for us.
You can make that the three of us. Include me too.
The globalists are losing badly globally. The number of countries since WWII has more than doubled. Nationalism is on the rise everywhere. Brexit, the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the rise of nationalistic parties throughout Europe, etc. are just the harbingers of things to come. The EU is in real trouble. Tribalism rules supreme in Africa.
The bottom line is that people want more local control over their lives. The global elites are trying to cement control thru trade agreements and the UN. The massive flow of migrants and radical Islamic fundamentalism are contributing to the rising feelings of nationalism. History is on the side of borders, language, and culture.