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Originally Posted by ah123
If Trump is elected, I fear others will copy his divisiveness to gain power, not just in the US, but in Canada as well. The intolerance that is being spouted by Trump and some of his delegates & supporters is absolutely frightening.
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The conditions here don't really exist for something like that to happen. We have the most highly educated population in the world and a political system that functions well with minimal corruption. We have an immigration system that supports economic growth and a high degree of social mobility. The reason Trump is popular in the states is because people have lost trust in what is a truly rotten system of government to the point where they no longer respect the institution. The fact that Trump and Clinton are the best candidates produced by the U.S. political process is an indictment of the system itself.
I'd hope to see Americans view this as a wake up call that the two party system needs reform but I doubt that will happen.