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I think the main thing that should disqualify him would be his lack of intention. But yes, that's the best-case result of his presidency.

paulddraper 10y ago
If "lack of intention" simply refers to the fact that it comes naturally because it is in his character through and through, then yes I agree.
am_i_down 10y ago
What do you mean by "lack of intention"?
suyash 10y ago
Trump intentions are absolutely clear if you listen to him. I vote for Trump as well, he is going to make this country truly great.
- komali2 10y ago
  Coal industry is dead, pretending otherwise is not healthy or helpful. Attacking the media is not healthy or helpful. His most egregious crime is destabilizing public trust in climate change facts. The world climate is changing because of human actions, and drastic action must be taken by world leaders to prevent catastrophic damage (aka, human extinction events). Leaders like Trump that deny the facts contribute to the damage that may cause these extinction events. So if you call contributing to effects that could lead to flooding most of our major population centers with rising sea water over the next hundred years "making america great," by all means support the man. EDIT: Because Trump supporters always say "but Trump didn't say x y z!" Let's listen to the man: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/265895292191248385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/26589529219124838... "Listen to what he says, he's going to make america great." Yea, I'm listening.
  - am_i_down 10y ago
    There is no human organization that should be free from scrutiny. Actions taken by members of the media and academia have significantly contributed to public distrust, long before Trump entered the political arena. He is simply capitalizing quite effectively on those, and other, sentiments. If coal is dead, so are millions of humans. It remains a significant source of global energy, especially in developing countries. We can craft strawmen and knock them down with cherry-picked quotes all day long. Exhibit A: Hillary's "super predators" comment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uCrA7ePno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uCrA7ePno Exhibit B: Bernie's "white people don't know what it's like to be poor" comment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6IlGoeDIUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6IlGoeDIUQ
    - komali2 10y ago
      Hillary and Bernie hasn't used a bully-pulpit to attack climate change facts. If we don't do something about climate change right now, it will kill our species. We were doing something, and those efforts are already being reversed via anti-environmental (and anti-human) EPA appointments. Your arguments about racism are irrelevant to me considering the context.

paulddraper 10y ago

If "lack of intention" simply refers to the fact that it comes naturally because it is in his character through and through, then yes I agree.

am_i_down 10y ago

What do you mean by "lack of intention"?

suyash 10y ago

Trump intentions are absolutely clear if you listen to him. I vote for Trump as well, he is going to make this country truly great.

komali2 10y ago
Coal industry is dead, pretending otherwise is not healthy or helpful. Attacking the media is not healthy or helpful. His most egregious crime is destabilizing public trust in climate change facts. The world climate is changing because of human actions, and drastic action must be taken by world leaders to prevent catastrophic damage (aka, human extinction events). Leaders like Trump that deny the facts contribute to the damage that may cause these extinction events. So if you call contributing to effects that could lead to flooding most of our major population centers with rising sea water over the next hundred years "making america great," by all means support the man. EDIT: Because Trump supporters always say "but Trump didn't say x y z!" Let's listen to the man: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/265895292191248385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/26589529219124838... "Listen to what he says, he's going to make america great." Yea, I'm listening.
- am_i_down 10y ago
  There is no human organization that should be free from scrutiny. Actions taken by members of the media and academia have significantly contributed to public distrust, long before Trump entered the political arena. He is simply capitalizing quite effectively on those, and other, sentiments. If coal is dead, so are millions of humans. It remains a significant source of global energy, especially in developing countries. We can craft strawmen and knock them down with cherry-picked quotes all day long. Exhibit A: Hillary's "super predators" comment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uCrA7ePno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uCrA7ePno Exhibit B: Bernie's "white people don't know what it's like to be poor" comment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6IlGoeDIUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6IlGoeDIUQ
  - komali2 10y ago
    Hillary and Bernie hasn't used a bully-pulpit to attack climate change facts. If we don't do something about climate change right now, it will kill our species. We were doing something, and those efforts are already being reversed via anti-environmental (and anti-human) EPA appointments. Your arguments about racism are irrelevant to me considering the context.