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I, like many, did not see this coming and I am truly afraid for the future of the USA. We sure showed up Brexit, though.

by adt2bt 10y ago

snag 10y ago
I don't care much for america. after all they are consenting adults who voted for the best candidate they had. I am more concerned about the consequences for the rest of the world.
- thesimpsons1022 10y ago
  goodbye baltic states. you had a good run. im sure putin will enjoy his empire.
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  - Scea91 10y ago
    As a European I believe that massive investments into defense are necessary. I hope that we start pulling our weight in NATO now.
  - Strom 10y ago
    I assume you're referring to Trump not being happy with NATO members freeloading on USA. Estonia spends >2% GDP on military [1] as the NATO guidelines say. Thus, at least in regards of Estonia, Trump should be satisfied. [1] US, Greece, UK, Estonia, Poland are the only NATO members who pay at least 2% GDP in 2016. http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160704_160704-pr2016-116.pdf http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_0...
- gragas 10y ago
  That's exactly why I'm glad that Donald Trump will soon be our president. He will ensure we serve the American people before tending to the desires of other nations.
  - stoic 10y ago
    He will serve no one but himself, just as he has his entire life.
simonh 10y ago
Go USA. I've got to admit it, your insane failure of democracy literally Trumps ours.
- dba7dba 10y ago
  So many blame or give credit to Trump for winning the election. I think the real fault lies with DNC. Why were they so hell bent on having Clinton picked when Sanders excited so many young Democrats and did better in earlier polls?
  - Tinyyy 10y ago
    I don’t think Sanders would have done better than Clinton.
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    - cygx 10y ago
      He might have. In pre-nomination polling, Sanders did significantly better than Clinton against Trump. He'd also have gotten his share of anti-establishment voters and arguably would have brought to the table far less baggage.
    - patrickk 10y ago
      Why not? Trump and Hillary had historically high unfavourable ratings, and Bernie is quite popular. The socialist label was worn out somewhat on Obama, so it doesn't carry the same sting. He doesn't have anywhere near the baggage that Hillary does, and had policies to address some of the white working class concerns of the rust belt, and shared some of Trump's skepticism about free trade offshoring jobs. He would've gotten all of the "anyone but Trump" votes (as Hillary did), plus he had a bloc of genuinely excited voters who enthusiastically supported him till the end, potentially meaning greater turnout. Not saying he would definitely win, but in head to head polling he did better vs Trump than Hillary did.
  - zimzam 10y ago
mrweasel 10y ago
Honestly, I doubt you'll have very much to worry about. Sure a few minor but very visible things may change, but overall nothing major is going to change in four years. Much of what Trump want to do isn't something that the US can actually afford to implement. The worst thing Trump could do is the take the US in an isolationist direction, but that's not going to happen because it would hurt the wealthy people... like Trump. One extremely positive thing that could come of all this is that the rest of the world starts taking more responsibility, and intervene earlier in conflicts, now that the support of the US military isn't guaranteed.
- komali2 10y ago
  Affordable care act will likely be repealed. That will affect a good deal of us. EPA may lose funding. The world will begin feeling that in about a decade. Department of education will likely lose funding. The US will lose the STEM race to India and China. We'll feel that in about 20 years.
  - orf 10y ago
    You get what you deserve.
- mikeash 10y ago
  My main worry is that he'll start a disastrous war in a fit of pique. He already said he'd start a war with Iran if they made rude gestures at our sailors. If that's what he says when he's trying to win votes, what will he do once he's secure in office? Clinton is more interventionist than I'd like, but at least her proposed interventions have some sort of thought and reasoning behind them, even if I may not agree with them.

I, like many, did not see this coming and I am truly afraid for the future of the USA. We sure showed up Brexit, though.

by adt2bt 10y ago

I, like many, did not see this coming and I am truly afraid for the future of the USA. We sure showed up Brexit, though.

snag 10y ago

I don't care much for america. after all they are consenting adults who voted for the best candidate they had. I am more concerned about the consequences for the rest of the world.

thesimpsons1022 10y ago
goodbye baltic states. you had a good run. im sure putin will enjoy his empire.
- deleted 10y ago
  [deleted]
- Scea91 10y ago
  As a European I believe that massive investments into defense are necessary. I hope that we start pulling our weight in NATO now.
- Strom 10y ago
  I assume you're referring to Trump not being happy with NATO members freeloading on USA. Estonia spends >2% GDP on military [1] as the NATO guidelines say. Thus, at least in regards of Estonia, Trump should be satisfied. [1] US, Greece, UK, Estonia, Poland are the only NATO members who pay at least 2% GDP in 2016. http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160704_160704-pr2016-116.pdf http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_0...
gragas 10y ago
That's exactly why I'm glad that Donald Trump will soon be our president. He will ensure we serve the American people before tending to the desires of other nations.
- stoic 10y ago
  He will serve no one but himself, just as he has his entire life.

simonh 10y ago

Go USA. I've got to admit it, your insane failure of democracy literally Trumps ours.

dba7dba 10y ago
So many blame or give credit to Trump for winning the election. I think the real fault lies with DNC. Why were they so hell bent on having Clinton picked when Sanders excited so many young Democrats and did better in earlier polls?
- Tinyyy 10y ago
  I don’t think Sanders would have done better than Clinton.
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]
  - cygx 10y ago
    He might have. In pre-nomination polling, Sanders did significantly better than Clinton against Trump. He'd also have gotten his share of anti-establishment voters and arguably would have brought to the table far less baggage.
  - patrickk 10y ago
    Why not? Trump and Hillary had historically high unfavourable ratings, and Bernie is quite popular. The socialist label was worn out somewhat on Obama, so it doesn't carry the same sting. He doesn't have anywhere near the baggage that Hillary does, and had policies to address some of the white working class concerns of the rust belt, and shared some of Trump's skepticism about free trade offshoring jobs. He would've gotten all of the "anyone but Trump" votes (as Hillary did), plus he had a bloc of genuinely excited voters who enthusiastically supported him till the end, potentially meaning greater turnout. Not saying he would definitely win, but in head to head polling he did better vs Trump than Hillary did.
- zimzam 10y ago

mrweasel 10y ago

Honestly, I doubt you'll have very much to worry about. Sure a few minor but very visible things may change, but overall nothing major is going to change in four years. Much of what Trump want to do isn't something that the US can actually afford to implement. The worst thing Trump could do is the take the US in an isolationist direction, but that's not going to happen because it would hurt the wealthy people... like Trump. One extremely positive thing that could come of all this is that the rest of the world starts taking more responsibility, and intervene earlier in conflicts, now that the support of the US military isn't guaranteed.

komali2 10y ago
Affordable care act will likely be repealed. That will affect a good deal of us. EPA may lose funding. The world will begin feeling that in about a decade. Department of education will likely lose funding. The US will lose the STEM race to India and China. We'll feel that in about 20 years.
- orf 10y ago
  You get what you deserve.
mikeash 10y ago
My main worry is that he'll start a disastrous war in a fit of pique. He already said he'd start a war with Iran if they made rude gestures at our sailors. If that's what he says when he's trying to win votes, what will he do once he's secure in office? Clinton is more interventionist than I'd like, but at least her proposed interventions have some sort of thought and reasoning behind them, even if I may not agree with them.