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The biggest problem with our country isn't the people who voted for Trump, it's the people who are surprised that he won. For what it's worth, here is an email

The biggest problem with our country isn't the people who voted for Trump, it's the people who are surprised that he won. For what it's worth, here is an email conversation about this that I submitted to HN before the election: https://www.fwdeveryone.com/t/e1rtmBSJR16mkcCRlqmWwQ/lifehack-newsfeed-liking https://www.fwdeveryone.com/t/e1rtmBSJR16mkcCRlqmWwQ/lifehac...

pmoriarty 10y ago
If you were cynical, you would have predicted that the United States, a country full of racists and bigots, would never elect a black man for President. But they did: twice. There were good reasons to predict that George W Bush, an embarrassing, arrogant, stupid buffoon who got the country in to two disastrous wars and failed to prevent 9/11, who had massive protests against him from all over the country would not get elected for a second term. But he did (arguably with the help of voting fraud, but regardless of how he got there, he still served a second term). Many were surprised when an actor, Ronald Reagan, was elected as President. Another actor was elected Governor of California, and arguably may have become President had he been born in the US. A wrestler became Governor of Minnesota. Most analysts, and even American intelligence agencies, were shocked by the swift downfall of the Soviet Union. In the 1960's, when Segregation was in full swing, many could not imagine that it would ever end. They thought, as the song goes, "That's just the way it is. Some things will never change". But it did end, and in relatively short order. Some argue the US is still not fully desegregated, but in many important ways it is. For my part, when Bush Jr managed to get a second term in office, I stopped trying to predict the political future. So now I'm no longer surprised. Any idiot or asshole can get elected President in the US, and anything, no matter how unlikely, can happen. It reminds me of when the Yippies nominated a pig for President.[1] They did it as a joke, but the US has been headed in that direction ever since. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigasus_%28politics%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigasus_%28politics%29
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- hga 10y ago
  Many were surprised when an actor, Ronald Reagan, was elected as President. Another actor was elected Governor of California, and arguably may have become President had he been born in the US. Urrrmm, did you know that Reagan was the Governor of California for 2 terms, from 1967 to 1974?

pmoriarty 10y ago

If you were cynical, you would have predicted that the United States, a country full of racists and bigots, would never elect a black man for President. But they did: twice. There were good reasons to predict that George W Bush, an embarrassing, arrogant, stupid buffoon who got the country in to two disastrous wars and failed to prevent 9/11, who had massive protests against him from all over the country would not get elected for a second term. But he did (arguably with the help of voting fraud, but regardless of how he got there, he still served a second term). Many were surprised when an actor, Ronald Reagan, was elected as President. Another actor was elected Governor of California, and arguably may have become President had he been born in the US. A wrestler became Governor of Minnesota. Most analysts, and even American intelligence agencies, were shocked by the swift downfall of the Soviet Union. In the 1960's, when Segregation was in full swing, many could not imagine that it would ever end. They thought, as the song goes, "That's just the way it is. Some things will never change". But it did end, and in relatively short order. Some argue the US is still not fully desegregated, but in many important ways it is. For my part, when Bush Jr managed to get a second term in office, I stopped trying to predict the political future. So now I'm no longer surprised. Any idiot or asshole can get elected President in the US, and anything, no matter how unlikely, can happen. It reminds me of when the Yippies nominated a pig for President.[1] They did it as a joke, but the US has been headed in that direction ever since. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigasus_%28politics%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigasus_%28politics%29

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hga 10y ago
Many were surprised when an actor, Ronald Reagan, was elected as President. Another actor was elected Governor of California, and arguably may have become President had he been born in the US. Urrrmm, did you know that Reagan was the Governor of California for 2 terms, from 1967 to 1974?