(November 11, 2016 at 6:15 pm)operator Wrote: Not surprised at all. The part that kills me is the idiots who actually thought a fucking wall would stop illegal immigration. If you believe a literal wall could stop illegal immigration, then I have a bridge to sell you. It was interesting to see people stick up for him and his wall idea even as the cost went from, "Very cheap, believe me" to 5 billion, to 10 billion, to 15 to 25...
And this sort of gets at what it is that really bothers me about the Trump supporters... This man actually has all of you fooled into thinking he's different from the other politicians. Hey. I'm not like these other guys. I know you. I know your struggle. I am your voice. Vote for me. Sound familiar? Every. Politician. Ever.
Pretty soon here we'll find out about all the promises he's going to break and keep. I guess time will tell.
We're talking about people that think that a guy that's sits on a golden toilet is a man of the people. They're not exactly the best and the brightest.
And let's not forget that ~45% of the country believes that the earth is <10,000 years old. That's fertile ground for a guy like Trump.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell