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you can really hate Trump because of its views and manners but one thing is for certain: he was always honest about what he would do when in office and he is pu

you can really hate Trump because of its views and manners but one thing is for certain: he was always honest about what he would do when in office and he is pursuing that relentlessly. wohld be nice to have a more centric candidate who would have this persistance and 'idgaf, attitude. but you probably need to be a psychopat to pull that off

fredley 6y ago
There isn't really such a thing as 'idgaf' centrism though, centrism is about balance and carefully treading a path that meets some of the desires of all sides, while at the same time not going 'far enough' by making compromises. An 'idgaf' attitude is extremist by its very nature.
- kohtatsu 6y ago
  They could not give a fuck about the compromises being made.
lagilogi 6y ago
So was Hitler.
AsyncAwait 6y ago
I agree. He was honest. Where he wasn't honest was in admiring that many U.S. interventions he continues create the very same immigrants he wants to stop coming in. As an European looking at the U.S., it isn't really a desirable place to be anymore, if it ever was. No universal healthcare during a pandemic? not wearing masks being considered cool & edgy?, sky high cost of living and even being treated with suspicion and the feeling that I am somehow not thankful enough to be in a COVID hotspot, while trying to not ever meet any law enforcement as the chances of surviving even a speeding ticket encounter are nowhere near as high as they are elsewhere in the world? Doesn't sound too appealing, unless in a really desperate situation. The U.S. relied on soft power, (Hollywood), for decades to sell a manufactured image of how great it is, but with increased information sharing, I suspect this image is being eroded.
- secondcoming 6y ago
  Not to mention being white in tech over there is likely to be a headache
nawwal 6y ago
Honest about what he would do? - Build the wall: almost no new wall has actually been built - Drain the swamp: puts friends and family members in positions of power or influence, gives get-out-of-jail cards to convicted loyal friends, literally spends millions of government dollars to vacation and golf at his own resorts - Other random things he said early on: peace in the Middle East will be easy (lol), get rid of Obamacare but offer a better alternative (gets rid of provisions during the pandemic) - the list goes on and on
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mazatp 6y ago
What has he done against the deep state?
Barrin92 6y ago
>wohld be nice to have a more centric candidate who would have this persistance and 'idgaf, attitude. Not really. This sort of Caesarism and strongman attitude is a disease. Fucntioning governments and societies rest on pluralism and compromise between institutions, not on someone at the top "not giving a fuck". This desire for "not giving a fuck" is at its core a childish attitude that's rooted in people not being able to live with the tension that occurs when diverse interests need to be taken into account. It's usually combined with Machismo and it's pretty much what many Latin American countries perpetually suffer from.

fredley 6y ago

There isn't really such a thing as 'idgaf' centrism though, centrism is about balance and carefully treading a path that meets some of the desires of all sides, while at the same time not going 'far enough' by making compromises. An 'idgaf' attitude is extremist by its very nature.

kohtatsu 6y ago
They could not give a fuck about the compromises being made.

lagilogi 6y ago

So was Hitler.

AsyncAwait 6y ago

I agree. He was honest. Where he wasn't honest was in admiring that many U.S. interventions he continues create the very same immigrants he wants to stop coming in. As an European looking at the U.S., it isn't really a desirable place to be anymore, if it ever was. No universal healthcare during a pandemic? not wearing masks being considered cool & edgy?, sky high cost of living and even being treated with suspicion and the feeling that I am somehow not thankful enough to be in a COVID hotspot, while trying to not ever meet any law enforcement as the chances of surviving even a speeding ticket encounter are nowhere near as high as they are elsewhere in the world? Doesn't sound too appealing, unless in a really desperate situation. The U.S. relied on soft power, (Hollywood), for decades to sell a manufactured image of how great it is, but with increased information sharing, I suspect this image is being eroded.

secondcoming 6y ago
Not to mention being white in tech over there is likely to be a headache

nawwal 6y ago

Honest about what he would do? - Build the wall: almost no new wall has actually been built - Drain the swamp: puts friends and family members in positions of power or influence, gives get-out-of-jail cards to convicted loyal friends, literally spends millions of government dollars to vacation and golf at his own resorts - Other random things he said early on: peace in the Middle East will be easy (lol), get rid of Obamacare but offer a better alternative (gets rid of provisions during the pandemic) - the list goes on and on

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mazatp 6y ago

What has he done against the deep state?

Barrin92 6y ago

>wohld be nice to have a more centric candidate who would have this persistance and 'idgaf, attitude. Not really. This sort of Caesarism and strongman attitude is a disease. Fucntioning governments and societies rest on pluralism and compromise between institutions, not on someone at the top "not giving a fuck". This desire for "not giving a fuck" is at its core a childish attitude that's rooted in people not being able to live with the tension that occurs when diverse interests need to be taken into account. It's usually combined with Machismo and it's pretty much what many Latin American countries perpetually suffer from.