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As an outsider...what the hell did you guys just do? There are many, many reasons for Trump's election. Maybe it's time to rethink a bit about how you guys do

by pikzen 10y ago

As an outsider...what the hell did you guys just do? There are many, many reasons for Trump's election. Maybe it's time to rethink a bit about how you guys do politics?[0] Distrust of the establishment (of which HRC was the perfect embodiment). Jobs which have disappeared forever which were promised to be brought back. And as software developers for a lot of us here, maybe it is time to get more of us to think about the consequences of our work. Clear populism from Trump, always an easy way to get votes, and not just from the less educated. Enough disinterest from the american public in politics that a /pol/ meme ends up being elected. DNC primaries that were a joke, where HRC was selected against many odds. Candidates that campaigned not for themselves but against Trump while he just reaps free publicity. I'm just... speechless. With the amount of power he's going to have as POTUS + SCOTUS nominations + House/Senate majority, the potential for a massive step back is insane. Roe vs Wade, ACA. Not to even mention the issue of dropping the Paris/COP21 agreements. The one small hope we had for the future just got destroyed. That's the second time you do that America please stop ;_; [0] Being from France, I realize that we also have our problems and we also have to do that.

forgetsusername 10y ago
>Distrust of the establishment (of which HRC was the perfect embodiment) This is what is so amazing to me: there was a massive surge in anti-establishment sentiment, from Sanders on the left to Trump on the right. It was unparalleled in my lifetime. Yet the DNC decided to run a candidate who is basically the epitome of Washington establishment? It's embarrassing.
- LyndsySimon 10y ago
  To be fair, the GOP tried to run a similarly establishment candidate - they just lost control of the primary process with Trump's wave of enthusiasm.
- duderific 10y ago
  But, the DNC is the establishment, so why would they do anything other than run an establishment candidate? And how much power does the DNC actually have over which candidate is run? That is decided in the primaries (see: RNC's control over which candidate was nominated).
  - monodeldiablo 10y ago
    They control the purse strings. The DNC could easily have given Sanders some dosh and infrastructure to get his message out. But the leaked emails clearly show they did everything they could to undermine his campaign.

by pikzen 10y ago

forgetsusername 10y ago

>Distrust of the establishment (of which HRC was the perfect embodiment) This is what is so amazing to me: there was a massive surge in anti-establishment sentiment, from Sanders on the left to Trump on the right. It was unparalleled in my lifetime. Yet the DNC decided to run a candidate who is basically the epitome of Washington establishment? It's embarrassing.

LyndsySimon 10y ago
To be fair, the GOP tried to run a similarly establishment candidate - they just lost control of the primary process with Trump's wave of enthusiasm.
duderific 10y ago
But, the DNC is the establishment, so why would they do anything other than run an establishment candidate? And how much power does the DNC actually have over which candidate is run? That is decided in the primaries (see: RNC's control over which candidate was nominated).
- monodeldiablo 10y ago
  They control the purse strings. The DNC could easily have given Sanders some dosh and infrastructure to get his message out. But the leaked emails clearly show they did everything they could to undermine his campaign.