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If Trump goes up against Walmart and actually makes life better for those blue-collar whites, I'll literally buy a hat and eat it. I doubt Trump will want a se

by vacri 10y ago

If Trump goes up against Walmart and actually makes life better for those blue-collar whites, I'll literally buy a hat and eat it. I doubt Trump will want a second term - he's made it now, and thumbed his nose at everyone. He'll find out that he can't just do what he wants as president and his days are ridiculously packed, and won't go for a second term.

masklinn 10y ago
> He'll find out that he can't just do what he wants as president and his days are ridiculously packed, and won't go for a second term. Or he'll find out that he can leverage the position into making money and let his VP and cronies do the ruling work. The former is how things seem to be shaping up, and the latter is how Kasich reported the VP pitch he got (also matches Trump's desire to keep doing big rallies, not move in the White House and keep going on twitter tiffs).
- mtberatwork 10y ago
  This is the playbook of virtually every Eastern European nation. Achieve power through demagoguery, enrich self and loyalists once in power. Rinse and repeat.
  - masklinn 10y ago
    > This is the playbook of virtually every Eastern European nation. Or pretty much every "business strongman"[0] third-world regime really, Trevor Noah had a bit comparing Trump to South Africa's Jacob Zuma, it was less funny and more uncanny to see the parallels. And then things get dreadful when you realise a "graft and cronyism" Trump presidency is starting to look like a best-case scenario given his campaign statements and cabinet appointments. [0] as opposed to "military strongman"
- vacri 10y ago
  Looks like you're on the money, and it's already underway. I found an article going into a little depth as to how managing his business empire and managing the presidency is going to make him a lot of money, and confuse the issue for others http://www.theage.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/how-president-trump-could-use-the-white-house-to-enrich-himself-and-his-family-20161120-gstpc2.html http://www.theage.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/how-p...

by vacri 10y ago

masklinn 10y ago

> He'll find out that he can't just do what he wants as president and his days are ridiculously packed, and won't go for a second term. Or he'll find out that he can leverage the position into making money and let his VP and cronies do the ruling work. The former is how things seem to be shaping up, and the latter is how Kasich reported the VP pitch he got (also matches Trump's desire to keep doing big rallies, not move in the White House and keep going on twitter tiffs).

mtberatwork 10y ago
This is the playbook of virtually every Eastern European nation. Achieve power through demagoguery, enrich self and loyalists once in power. Rinse and repeat.
- masklinn 10y ago
  > This is the playbook of virtually every Eastern European nation. Or pretty much every "business strongman"[0] third-world regime really, Trevor Noah had a bit comparing Trump to South Africa's Jacob Zuma, it was less funny and more uncanny to see the parallels. And then things get dreadful when you realise a "graft and cronyism" Trump presidency is starting to look like a best-case scenario given his campaign statements and cabinet appointments. [0] as opposed to "military strongman"
vacri 10y ago
Looks like you're on the money, and it's already underway. I found an article going into a little depth as to how managing his business empire and managing the presidency is going to make him a lot of money, and confuse the issue for others http://www.theage.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/how-president-trump-could-use-the-white-house-to-enrich-himself-and-his-family-20161120-gstpc2.html http://www.theage.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/how-p...