True. At least insofar as it prevents a tyranny of the majority. And it can be overcome if these people would've gotten off their asses the way they did for Obama and voted.
Yes, Hillary was a boring, worn-out candidate who was for the most part, handed the nomination by the party. Yes, that sucks. But goddammit, look at the alternative.
Now, the bathing-in-the-sewer downside to this is that we have reached a point where the country is being held back by idiocy. For example, anyone who is upset at the continuous rising cost of healthcare should be screaming for universal healthcare. People are angry at corporate greed, but somehow health insurance companies are exempt from this ire? It makes no goddamn sense.
The anger of discarded white Americans is a very real thing that should not and cannot be ignored. But these people, who would benefit the most from things like universal healthcare, green energy development programs, infrastructure repair, etc. just voted for someone who isn't going to do any of that. These are also the folks most likely to end up in the military/have their kids in the military. And which Trump will we get? The "I'm gonna bomb the shit out of them" Trump, or the isolationist Trump?
If the word "consistency" can be used with Trump, it might be applicable to his belief that our military needs more money. An even bigger, stronger, more powerful military will be a toy too great to resist when controlled by a man who gets into Twitter wars with former beauty pageant contestants.
This is a man who seems able to be baited by the flatulence that North Korea farts out 2-3 times a year about how it's going to destroy America. Every sensible person knows NK isn't gonna do shit. They do that to subtly justify to their population the need for military spending that they can't afford, and to keep Dear Leader's image strong. The leadership there knows exactly what it's doing and it has no intention of invading South Korea because they know that it would be the end of their reign. They're entirely predictable.
But now add in the utterly unpredictable Trump? Fuck. And well... I don't think he realized how closely controlled NK is by China.
Anyway, I could name any number of dangers Trump voters have now exposed us to; and this was not the will of the people, so to speak. The Electoral College failed us with W. and it's failed us again now, except now the consequences could be a lot worse.
Yes, Hillary was a boring, worn-out candidate who was for the most part, handed the nomination by the party. Yes, that sucks. But goddammit, look at the alternative.
Now, the bathing-in-the-sewer downside to this is that we have reached a point where the country is being held back by idiocy. For example, anyone who is upset at the continuous rising cost of healthcare should be screaming for universal healthcare. People are angry at corporate greed, but somehow health insurance companies are exempt from this ire? It makes no goddamn sense.
The anger of discarded white Americans is a very real thing that should not and cannot be ignored. But these people, who would benefit the most from things like universal healthcare, green energy development programs, infrastructure repair, etc. just voted for someone who isn't going to do any of that. These are also the folks most likely to end up in the military/have their kids in the military. And which Trump will we get? The "I'm gonna bomb the shit out of them" Trump, or the isolationist Trump?
If the word "consistency" can be used with Trump, it might be applicable to his belief that our military needs more money. An even bigger, stronger, more powerful military will be a toy too great to resist when controlled by a man who gets into Twitter wars with former beauty pageant contestants.
This is a man who seems able to be baited by the flatulence that North Korea farts out 2-3 times a year about how it's going to destroy America. Every sensible person knows NK isn't gonna do shit. They do that to subtly justify to their population the need for military spending that they can't afford, and to keep Dear Leader's image strong. The leadership there knows exactly what it's doing and it has no intention of invading South Korea because they know that it would be the end of their reign. They're entirely predictable.
But now add in the utterly unpredictable Trump? Fuck. And well... I don't think he realized how closely controlled NK is by China.
Anyway, I could name any number of dangers Trump voters have now exposed us to; and this was not the will of the people, so to speak. The Electoral College failed us with W. and it's failed us again now, except now the consequences could be a lot worse.
