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Originally Posted by GGG
I think the first question is interesting and worth some discussion. My arguement that Trump wouldn't be that bad because he would likely end up just being a typical republican. I think I was very wrong on this.
The Russian ties is worrisome. Is it treasonous yet? No, but on this front his Russian foreign policy is worse than a typical republican.
Supreme Court - typical republican
Treatment of the Media - His distraction of media credibility is very dangerous. You seem to have bought into this. Do these agencies have an agenda, yes, are they fake news, absolutely not. Should they be corroborated with other reports yes.
Lack of Honesty - His continuous lying about everything leads to truth fatigue. This isn't even spin any more. It's blatant verifiable lies. Look at his inauguration crowds argument. He lied about crowd size. He lied about transit use. This disregard for basic honesty is dangerous and combined with the attacking the media for reporting on his lies creates a visions circle.
Muslim Ban - instituted a policy which stranded people, a policy which intelligence groups say won't have any benefit. Regular republicans likely just end the refugee program.
In general an average republican would pass policy I would disagree with. Trump does this with the addition of stoking fear, trying to discredit important institutions of governmance.
Betsy DeVos - I don't think the typical republican puts her in the cabinet. Grossly unqualified.
I'm confused on any grounds on which Trump is somehow better than Hillary would have been. Because that arguement means you somehow believe Trump is better than Obama as Hillary would have been a continuation of Obama policy.
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I think it's just a personal mistrust of her, I don't think she is a genuine person. Now, that's going to sound strange, because Trump is certainly more disingenuous.
I just never had the impression she would do anything. I think a lot of Americans agreed with that. If Obama's first election is any indication, American's will vote for someone who promises CHANGE! They want change, and they'll vote for someone who promises change over status-quo... regardless of how smart or dumb that is.