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The Paradox of the Intelligent Electorate

Dear Speculators, My rational nature constantly forces me to believe that other humans are alike and will deliberately take rational decisions at every opportune moment. However, the irrationality of some may bias the opinions of others which eventually lead to a rather nonsensical conclusion to a simple and clear event. We have learnt once again that the ideology which resonates best among the populist do not depend on the soundness of the message but how it aligns to their innate desires. Maybe I'm a sucker for the status quo or I'm more inclined to prefer certainty to uncertainty but we will have to wait and see the ensuing consequences to this shocking decision. I congratulate Donald Trump and his "deplorables". I hope for their sake they do not regret this decision in similar fashion as most Nigerians do with Buhari. Americans are smart?? We might have overstated their intelligence. The broad sentiments in the global markets may be negative as inve