Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which country are you referring to?
I'm guessing Italy.
Not Ross Perot in the U.S.?
The Importance of Donald Trump
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Re: The Importance of Donald Trump
#22God forbid America will be ruled by Trump and Russia by Zhirinovsky, this is a recipe for a nuclear extinction event
Boastful, bombastic, etc yes.
But Trump was against the Iraq war while Hillary and Biden voted for it. Most of the Republicans running also supported it.
Little evidence Trump is a war monger.
Re: The Importance of Donald Trump
#23There seems to be a sizable number of people who do not feel represented by the narrow range of options that the political establishment has deigned to offer them, and who are tired of having to accept what the powers that be have declared inevitable. Because of the way the American political system works, this dissatisfaction seldom finds expression ("what, are you going to waste your vote?"), but when an outsider w…
Exactly. Despite what media wants people to believe, may are sick and tired of political correctness and bending down to everyone's demands for anything. And Trump caught on to that and just throws vague remarks here and there in that direction. And desperate voters say "fuck it, he might just be crazy enough to not go back to the same line all the other presidents come back to after they are elected". Same with Sand…
"(...) liberals and minorities, who also feel (...) america is actually not liberal enough"
Are you serious? America is basically a conservative, corrupt dystopia.
Re: The Importance of Donald Trump
#24I'm standing by my prediction that Donald Trump will withdraw himself from the nomination prior to the Iowa primaries (and it will take these poll numbers continuing past Christmas for me to think otherwise) [1].
If anyone has a chance at derailing my beliefs so far, it's been Scott Adams (of Dilbert) and his ongoing series of blogs posts about the 'Master Wizard Hypothesis' [2]. He's essentially arguing that linguistic wizardry can trump (sorry) policy and credibility, and that the Donald is a master. Likely for entertainment purposes only, but he's been right on this matter more than Nate Silver so far! Every time you see 'low energy' Bush, 'nice guy' Carson, or 'that face' Fiorina in the press, Adams makes more sense.
[1] https://twitter.com/jacobaldridge/status/632163459388432384 [2] http://blog.dilbert.com/
Re: The Importance of Donald Trump
#25There seems to be a sizable number of people who do not feel represented by the narrow range of options that the political establishment has deigned to offer them, and who are tired of having to accept what the powers that be have declared inevitable. Because of the way the American political system works, this dissatisfaction seldom finds expression ("what, are you going to waste your vote?"), but when an outsider w…
Exactly. Despite what media wants people to believe, may are sick and tired of political correctness and bending down to everyone's demands for anything. And Trump caught on to that and just throws vague remarks here and there in that direction. And desperate voters say "fuck it, he might just be crazy enough to not go back to the same line all the other presidents come back to after they are elected". Same with Sand…
The USA is deeply conservative compared to most other first-world nations. Our left-wing presidents look like other countries' right-wing. Up to you whether you think that's good or bad, but read some international news and get your facts straight.
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#26God forbid America will be ruled by Trump and Russia by Zhirinovsky, this is a recipe for a nuclear extinction event
Nah. A good president really only needs just one skill: Knowing how to hire good people. Other than that the president himself can be just a figurehead for entertainment. Trump clearly knows how to hire good people, so while I would not vote for him, I'm also not really worried about what will happen if he does win. If you think about it, the skillset needed to win an election, is not the same skillset you need for m…
This is a really interesting viewpoint that I'd not considered before.
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#27There seems to be a sizable number of people who do not feel represented by the narrow range of options that the political establishment has deigned to offer them, and who are tired of having to accept what the powers that be have declared inevitable. Because of the way the American political system works, this dissatisfaction seldom finds expression ("what, are you going to waste your vote?"), but when an outsider w…
Which country are you referring to?
Mr Bunga Bunga underage girls Berlusconi.
Re: The Importance of Donald Trump
#28God forbid America will be ruled by Trump and Russia by Zhirinovsky, this is a recipe for a nuclear extinction event
Nah. A good president really only needs just one skill: Knowing how to hire good people. Other than that the president himself can be just a figurehead for entertainment. Trump clearly knows how to hire good people, so while I would not vote for him, I'm also not really worried about what will happen if he does win. If you think about it, the skillset needed to win an election, is not the same skillset you need for m…
You're assuming that Trump's definition of "good" is the same as yours. Trump may know how to hire people who accomplish what Trump wants accomplished, but that doesn't mean the results will be good for you or anyone.
Re: The Importance of Donald Trump
#29I'm standing by my prediction that Donald Trump will withdraw himself from the nomination prior to the Iowa primaries (and it will take these poll numbers continuing past Christmas for me to think otherwise) [1]. If anyone has a chance at derailing my beliefs so far, it's been Scott Adams (of Dilbert) and his ongoing series of blogs posts about the 'Master Wizard Hypothesis' [2]. He's essentially arguing that linguis…
I love how the media missed both Kelly and Fiorina jabs. Especially Fiorina - do you want someone with the stern face of an bureaucratic principal, ready to discipline you, to look you from the white house for 4 years.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly. Despite what media wants people to believe, may are sick and tired of political correctness and bending down to everyone's demands for anything. And Trump caught on to that and just throws vague remarks here and there in that direction. And desperate voters say "fuck it, he might just be crazy enough to not go back to the same line all the other presidents come back to after they are elected". Same with Sand…
The USA is deeply conservative compared to most other first-world nations. Our left-wing presidents look like other countries' right-wing. Up to you whether you think that's good or bad, but read some international news and get your facts straight.
Our left-wing presidents look like our right-wing presidents from 20 years ago in fact. If Reagan or Eisenhower were running they today would be considered extremist left wing communists far too liberal to ever be elected.