01-29-2017, 01:05 PM
(01-29-2017, 05:36 AM)Dill Wrote: It's all these points that baffle me. Did people NOT understand that Trump's election was an end to civility, the dignity of the office of president, and prudence risking the nation's blood and treasure?
If you work for Big Oil or Big Pharma or Coal, sure, you can see some positives in the short run--but in the long run, even two years out?
Voting Trump in meant a conspiracy theorist with a 6th grader's vocabulary, conception of masculinity, ethnic stereotypes, and grasp of world history would be in charge of the world's largest military and economy--a guy who got his "intelligence" from Alex Jones Infowars--and nothing really bad would come from that?
They never suspected that as soon as in office he would traverse the Executive replacing competent people with his creatures and gagging any resistance? His people will be in charge of NPR and Radio America. He wants to defund "politicized science" like climate change research, does not want the government disseminating that research anymore. Right wing bloggers will have the floor as much or more as legitimate news organizations at the White House Press conferences now.
A 70-year old who publicly made fun of another person's handicap and tweeted out comparisons of his wife and Cruz's would teach U.S. students what about standards of public behavior?
Its like the Steelers got rid of Tomlin and hired Vontaze Burfict because fans were tired of professional football coaches and wanted "change," someone to "shake things up in Pittsburgh" and make the Steelers great again. And fans believed Burfict when he said he was good at talking smack on the football field, so he should be really good at managing and intimidating other NFL owners and players agents. And even when his first 6 draft picks were all linebackers with character issues and he fired Todd Haley and Mike Munchak and replaced them with two cousins, and then decided he was going to live in Cincinnati and commute to Pittsburgh, they still said "Haters gonna hate. Give the guy a chance. Let's see how he does over the next four seasons before we rush to judgment. He can't be any worse than Cowher or as divisive as Tomlin."
Agreed with every word. It baffles me too because it was as obvious to me as the sky is blue. All of the info about Trump and what he stood for was out there (Except for his tax returns.) before people voted so nobody got hoodwinked or anything like that I just think he played to their emotions and that's what Americans voted with instead of their brain. Well the ones that did vote.
How is it that Trump had a laundry list of issues and moments were you saw who he was as a person and yet plenty of Americans decided not only to vote for Trump but the rest can't see what a national security threat he is and are unable to unify against him? They were too busy pretending it was just another cycle and another Democrat vs Republican. I could literally make a list that would be more then a page long of moments throughout the campaign were Trump showed how low his morality can go. We knew Trump was a horrible person but the big knock on Hillary was "I don't know who she really is though and she's not very likeable." oh yeah and the E-mails which are totally irrelevant today (And were then when compared to Trump and his problems.) considering what we've seen from Trump so far.
I think it comes down to our culture. We glorify celebrities, cash and shiny things over substance, intelligence and facts so of course a portion of the country isn't going to be able to grasp the concept that this man is totally unfit and that he ran businesses of his into the ground. (Yet he's still a business man with good business experience.) Americans prioritize voting for reality TV over voting for the president and neglect their obligation to be responsible, educated members of our democracy. Why else would anyone care whether Hillary is likeable or not? Like that is one of the most important attributes to someone leading a country. Why else would anyone think a spoiled, entitled punk like Trump is likeable over someone who has fought for social rights, stood for American values and was actually making this country a better place? She has been smeared time and time again because she was a strong woman and a force the Republicans have had to deal with way before she was first lady.
Obviously a lot of people don't even grasp the big picture. I doubt most of Trump's supporters even knew any of the implications his rhetoric or policies would have on our country when they voted for him and didn't care. There was just a shiny rich businessman who talked tough and promised to put America first. I get the outsider appeal and wanting someone honest for office but no matter how much people wanted to pretend he was Trump never was and never will be that guy.
