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> What harm is Trump going to do? I would have hoped this would be obvious to anyone who's been paying attention, but allow me to list a few examples: The fac
by teraflop 10y ago
> What harm is Trump going to do?
I would have hoped this would be obvious to anyone who's been paying attention, but allow me to list a few examples:
The fact that the Republican nominee has both admitted to, and been accused of, repeated sexual harassment and assault is already fostering a climate where such behavior is legitimized and excused. That's already bad; the endorsement associated with electing him as President would be dramatically worse.
Trump has demonstrated very poor impulse control in terms of his campaign's communications, and his public statements indicate that he would continue that behavior if made president. He said that he would sink Iranian ships if he considers their behavior insulting. That makes me very nervous about the potential for future US instigation of, and participation in, armed conflicts.
Trump is disdainful of the idea that police violence against minorities is of any particular concern -- or at least, the idea that the behavior of police officers and departments is in any way part of the problem -- and is unlikely to take any action whatsoever to curb it.
Do you not believe that these kinds of harm are likely to result from a Trump presidency, or do you just not care?
> If the possible harm had mattered, voters would've held the DNC responsible for their corruption.
Maybe I'm just not understanding your point, but I have no idea how the DNC's behavior has any causal or evidential relationship to a preference between Clinton and Trump.
- toomuchtodo 10y ago> Do you not believe that these kinds of harm are likely to result from a Trump presidency, or do you just not care? No, I do not believe it will cause an actual harm delta compared to military engagements Clinton would partake in. Trump would have no control over police policies across the US. If the President could curb such behavior, would you not expect Obama would have enacted such policies over his 8 years in office? Clean Power Plan Obama enacted and now challenged by the Supreme Court? Useless. Coal plants are being deprecated regardless due to renewables and natural gas. How Trump carries himself as a president is simply noise compared to real issues. The President has far less power than people who want to scare you into voting for Clinton would lead you to believe.