@wdlindsy
Le Monde ran a great front-page editorial that agrees with your analysis. It's entitled "La fin d'un monde américain" (the end of an American world). It points out that unlike 2016, Trump voters knew exactly who and what they were voting for. Therefore, the US can no longer claim to be a global model for democracy. I generally agree that they embraced cruelty, racism, misogyny, etc. What they may not understand is the economic and environmental effects of their vote on their own lives