RE: Why can't Trump supporters admit there is something wrong with him
June 20, 2017 at 5:35 pm
(June 20, 2017 at 3:34 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(June 20, 2017 at 2:57 pm)wallym Wrote: And I don't think my vote was stupid. It was definitely a gamble, though. We'll see if it was a mistake in hindsight in a few years.
He has an idea or two that I don't disparage, but his behavior throughout the campaign called the parallels to my mind immediately and certainly influenced my decision to not vote for him. Of course, I've spent a bit of time reading up on the Third Reich over the last forty years.
History is definitely a useful study, and I sure wish more people engaged in it, lest they opt to "gamble" their vote chasing a siren song of rhetoric designed to put them off from rational thinking.
For what it's worth, I think every vote for Trump was a stupid one. Who in their right mind believes a "populist" billionaire? Who in their right mind chalks race-baiting and appeals to xenophobia up to politicking? Those were your warning signs, and you ignored them.
I think a nationalist billionaire is believable. And it's a tough question on who's more likely to be a populist. Obviously Bernie was the guy. But the Obama's and Clinton's weren't obscenely wealthy coming into the presidency. They made/will make their cash after the fact. Their future wealth is tied almost entirely to post presidential 'donations'.
Is it a wink and a nod from Goldman Sachs that they'll hook you up with the 250k speaking deals when you're done being President? Is that different than giving you the 250k before you're President, if it's implied?
