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In addition to all of the theoretical responses provided, I would also say that the US has withstood the test (so far). Trump is probably one of the “worst”* p
by gretch 3y ago
In addition to all of the theoretical responses provided, I would also say that the US has withstood the test (so far).
Trump is probably one of the “worst”* people and held the highest office. And yet despite the fact that it happened, the US is still chugging along. Bad things happened but the quality of life is similar to pre-trump presidency (as long as you are willing to discount for covid’s impact on the world).
*Some say there are worse ppl than djt, but I argue very few has his combination of badness + boldness + tenacity. A bad+meek person thrust into presidency would probably just go with the flow.
- dpkirchner 3y ago> Bad things happened but the quality of life is similar to pre-trump presidency (as long as you are willing to discount for covid’s impact on the world). And are male, of course.
- blibble 3y ago> Trump is probably one of the “worst”* people and held the highest office. And yet despite the fact that it happened, the US is still chugging along. until the next election occurs we haven't really seen the effect of the damage done in 2020 1 in 3 voters no longer believing that the electoral system is fit for purpose ("the election was stolen") is really very scary
- zmgsabst 3y agoA large fraction doesn’t view the government as fit for purpose either — as they allowed widespread, coordinated arson attacks across major cities totaling $2B+ in damages and then sent the FBI after peaceful demonstrators, based on which political faction people belonged to. That’s some real fascism.
- p1esk 3y agoInteresting, if Trump is so bad, why do you think half of the country will vote for him?
- gretch 3y agoThose people have real problems that I am sympathetic to. For example, being left behind economically. Problems at the border. etc. Trump speaks to these problems and the democratic party does not fix these problems. The reason Trump is popular is because he is willing to lie and make false promises in order to gain support. Any one can do this, you just have to have no moral boundaries and some charisma. For example how Enron, Theranos, and that crypto guy are able to defraud billions of dollars from investors.
- p1esk 3y agohe is willing to lie and make false promises in order to gain support This describes pretty much every politician who ever had to be democratically elected. Has any other American president behaved differently?
- defrost 3y agoJust those that fell short of actively encouraging and organising attempted overthrows of congress to alter the outcome of the vote.
- gretch 3y agoWho said anything about comparisons with other presidents? In general people who even seek political office should not be allowed such office. Let’s not forget that trump is a known associate with convicted child rapists Epstein and Maxwell. The best guy to be president is probably an average unnamed dude chillin somewhere. I don’t have any connections with child rapists. Do you? Then already as a starting point we can be better than Trump.