Tapper, on 09 November 2016 - 08:53 AM, said:
Apt, on 09 November 2016 - 08:22 AM, said:
HoosierDaddy, on 09 November 2016 - 08:07 AM, said:
Apt, on 09 November 2016 - 07:40 AM, said:
So, I've been staying out of this thread for months because US policts doesn't really interest me that much, but... Is the above hyperbole the common opinion of the Malazan Empire?
You seriously think the economy is going to tank? That abortions are going to be abolished? That the justice system is going to be dismantled, etc? You're all acting like the sky is falling.
Don't you see any similarities between your predictions of the election (Trump has no chance) and your predictions of what's going to happen in the next 4 years? (The world is ending)
Trump is a business man. He's going to run the White House like the Chairman of the Board. He'll have head hunters that will select the best people (He has The Best People), who are most likely to create political profit and who will make him look good. IE competent people who will make sure the country doesn't hit an iceberg.
Personally I think it's fascinating that Trump is almost certainly your next president. Maybe he's going to fail but at least you're going to try something different for 4 years.
Lots of things that are easy to say if you don't live here.
I'm kind of surprised that you aren't worried by this. Do you want a Russian puppet as the AMERICAN president? For real?
Trump is the Huey Long of the 21st century and he WON.
You should be afraid.
Please America is more scary than Russia. You guys invade other countries and torture people and call it just but somehow Russia is the bad guys.
There are no good guys. Just different shades of shit. Trump is at least a new flavor of bulls hit. One that doesn't try to conceal the smell.
America got a new president and life goes on. You still have a Congress and Senate that keeps the country running.
Uh, Apt? The country that tortures people, doesn't respect the freedom of speech, invaded (overtly or covertly) multiple countries over the last decade with the plan of
staying there is Russia. By no means do I want to sound supportive of ill-thought off Western interventions such as Libya and Syria, and the Afghanistan and Iraq wars were major mistakes (as most wars of revanchism are), but it wasn't intended as conquest.
Russia has a collapsing economy, an autocrat president with ambition, a modernized army and over a decade of state press. Coupled with a an unknown entity in charge of the biggest coalition member opposite them and you're looking at the ingredients of a fuck-up.
Sure all of that is terrible, horrible shit. However I don't see the rest of the world condemning America or creating blockades and sanctions, despite America invading sovereign nations that are a part of the UN. Guantanamo is still open, reports continue to be leaked about the CIAs criminal international activities, not to mention the crimes against humanity and soldiers captured in war.
But seriously, all of this is besides the point. An American president that is more willing to speak with and discuss terms with a Russian president is a good thing. Communication is the first step towards a greater understanding.
Is Donald Trump a walking piece of shit in a 5000 dollar suit? Sure, but hey, here we have a guy who is politically irregular and unpredictable. He's bound to create upheaval and that's a good thing. Maybe America will burn down in the process but if something happens to the way America's crazy political machine works, how the politicians pander and the media works, then hopefully it will be worth it. Trump doesn't have any allegiances but to himself and that will either be a great strength or a disaster.
Watching from the sideline I think Trump has just a big a chance of being "Change you can believe in" as Obama was. And just like Obama, I think there's a big chance that all the crazy shit Trump will pull will never make it past voting in Congress or the Senate. In essence you will have a clown of a president and nothing will really change. People will continue to be outraged. Another election comes around and once again people will predict the end of the world if [Republican/Democrat] becomes the president.