TRUMP'S VICTORY REFLECTS DISCONTENT OF WHITE WORKING CLASS|英脫歐.川普當選 反映白人勞工不滿現狀

Despite the fact that pre-election polls have mostly unanimously pointed to a Clinton victory, it was Donald Trump who won the race for the White House yesterday, a jaw-dropping development for many around the world. But Trump's triumph also reminds people of another equally jaw-dropping event a few months ago, the Brexit. Both events, which many commentators have begun to refer to as black swans, are likely the results of a disenfranchised white working class making their voice heard. On election night, American expats in London gathered at the U.S. embassy to watch the vote. Something in the air reminded them of what had happened a mere five months ago. ==JOSH PEARSON, Texan Musician== All of my British friends said Brexit couldn't happen. And I as a foreigner thought you know what I think this is going to happen because it tells a deeper disconnect at heart. There're some people who really do feel disenfranchised. They feel their country and the world slipping away, and they don't want that to happen. The two countries close in partnership, the United Kingdom and the United States, have in less than six months surprised the world with two black swan events. Many believe that at the cetner of all of this is a disaffected white working class who think cross-border immigration and globalized trade are stealing their jobs. Add a little bit of nationalism into the formula, and the result is that people are choosing the path less traveled for a change. The election of Donald Trump has and will continue to send shockwaves across global markets. But some believe that by the end of the day, uncertainties settle, and turmoil calms. ==MALISE SUNDSTROM, Chairwoman of the Republican Overseas UK== Once he establishes his cabinet, once he lays out his plans. People will be able to make their own plans. I think one man and one election year and one branch of government is not going to end the world as people are saying. The UK voted to for a Brexit despite Obama's call for it to stay. As Britain begins to re-negotiate trade deals with the world, some experts believe Trump's election could be conducive to a UK-US bilateral free trade agreement. Yet disparaging remarks targeting Trump made by British officials during the election also means that on some level, British-American relations await repair. TRANSLATED BY：JEFF CHANG 開票之夜，美國駐倫敦大使館聚集許多關心家鄉選情的美國人，結果讓他們感覺似曾相識。 ==來自德州音樂家 皮爾森== 我所有英國朋友都說脫歐不可能 但我身為外國人的想法是 這的確可能發生 因為這攸關內心深處的疏離感 有些人真的感覺公民權益被剝奪 感覺他們的世界越離越遠 他們不要這樣子 英國、美國這對國際政壇上的好兄弟，接力上演黑天鵝大驚奇，一個重大原因就是傳統白人勞工階層長期的不滿。不滿移民瓜分社會資源，不滿全球化自由貿易導致工作機會外流，英國還有不滿自主權讓渡給歐盟等因素，促使他們放棄安全路線，勇敢搏一次翻轉現況。 美國人選出川普當總統，勢必跟脫歐一樣引起國際市場波動，美英兩國的國際地位與影響力，也都會隨這兩大因素出現變化，不過也有人認為船到橋頭自然直，就像當脫歐各種不確定性都釐清，騷動自然會逐漸平靜。 ==旅英共和黨人組織主席 桑得史卓== 我認為當川普建立好自己的內閣 開展他的施政計畫 人們就會知道如何做自己的計畫 我認為一個人 在一個選舉年 一個政府裡的職務 不會造成世界末日 英國不顧歐盟挽留跟歐巴馬勸說，選擇脫歐，未來跟歐美個別商談貿易協定都是困難重重，如今川普意外當選，專家認為有助於英美簽署雙邊自由貿易協定。不過競選期間英國官員對川普多有批評，也需要盡快修補外交關係。 記者 施慧中 報導