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I hope I am not downvoted because I have a different view. I think Trump is a show man to some degree. He has said in the past he wanted to be in Hollywood. T

I hope I am not downvoted because I have a different view. I think Trump is a show man to some degree. He has said in the past he wanted to be in Hollywood. This is important to understand what drives him. I think what Trump is doing is a part of a show, to tell his voters he is credible. But I think his long term policies will not be this drastic even if they are. I think the tech community should work with him to do the right thing, dissenting with him is not the right way at this point in time. It is too early to decide that you are against Trump ( as a Tech community).

anarazel 10y ago
I do hope that he'll "soften up", but I don't see what consequences that has for now. Especially his show-man-ship seems to make it more important to show clearly that a significant portion of the public isn't ok with the policy. Some might argue that he's disregarding that side's positions anyway, but he's doing that to some degree anyway. Also, this is the period in his government which'll shape the rest of his term. There's more freedom/influence initially (government through reconciliation is time limited, no previous deals weighing you down, key personal brought into place). So even if he "softens" later, the consequences will be smaller. It's also not like just Trump's opinion plays a role - his current alliance of supporters has their own goals which in some cases is only tangentially aligned with Trump's. (FWIW: I didn't downvote)