(February 7, 2017 at 9:10 pm)Khemikal Wrote: He's got plenty going for him, people are just having trouble acknowledging what those things are, to themselves or others (take your pick), in their america, today. They'd rather imagine that he ran unopposed, or that people didn't know what they were voting for or on, or any number of other equally ludicrous explanations...whatever it takes to avoid the obvious but uncomfortable.
I guess I don't have your faith in the wisdom of the average person. People en mass quite often behave like sheep and morons coming into great wealth and power are not unheard of. The history books are full of this, but if you want to believe that Trump is some sort of genius who ran a brilliant campaign, have at it.
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
Churchill
If god was real he wouldn't need middle men to explain his wants or do his bidding.
