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by myowncrapulence 3434 days ago
The wiki for Anomie is fascinating.

".. characterized by a rapid change of the standards or values of societies (often erroneously referred to as normlessness), and an associated feeling of alienation and purposelessness. He believed that anomie is common when the surrounding society has undergone significant changes in its economic fortunes, whether for better or for worse and, more generally, when there is a significant discrepancy between the ideological theories and values commonly professed and what was actually achievable in everyday life."

This can certainly be said to describe how many are feeling with the current election outcome. Thanks for bringing this up.