It is a truism that Australia trails the world by 10 years on any major trend, but in this era of globalisation, we catch on faster to some of the most odious cultural movements.

Notable among these is the way in which some American media has merged itself into the Never Trump movement, a completely counterproductive move that has increased polarisation and has the perverse effect of making Trump’s followers double down in support of him – regardless of how heinously he disregards accountability.