Hillary or Donald? (Trump Wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

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Democracy is a joke in practice and American elections are just popularity contests.

 

And that is the problem. Either democratic, Republic or Oblivion. Voting for not one of the two above is useless. It is not an democracy, it is a duo-cracy.

Again what if you had 4 parties that change power. Democrats, Republicans, Liberals/green and Socialists. (A Socialist is not a Communist. A Communist pretends to be a Socialist)

 

I tend to be more conservative than liberal... but honestly, I'm not even sure what DJT even is. Whatever he is, it frightens me that he will soon be the leader of the free world. Populism, fascism, rasicm... and the sullying of something as pure and simple as a Tic Tac -- it's still too much to take in.

 

The phrase "free world" at this point in history makes me crack up every time. USA doesn't even make it to the top 10 on most freedom indices these days.

 

Leader of the Free World is mostly just a title these days, used by me primarily to add a sense of drama to my post.

 

Obviously. Still cracks me up though.

 

In theorie.
What if both parties were to split up. Sanders takes half, Clinton takes half. Trump takes half and tea party takes half. Then you have 4 options to vote for, needing two to govern.

The next 4 years, every democrat is going to frustrate republican laws. And vice versa with the previous 8. In Europe that is called just plain stupid. If the democrat win in 4 years, they will reverse many Trump-laws. That is not being constructive.

Odd, I am following us elections since bush jr. Twice the democrats had more votes, but not the potus. Unheard in Europe. Flabbergasted.

 

Electoral College is a good thing.

 

Meanwhile at the White House...

 

While I'm glad it's pretty much done and over with, I appreciate the entertainment this election has given me as well as the hilarious reactions others have had to it.

 

Its been a fun election but a 4 year hangover may be less fun.

Though looking back at all the things that happened in this past election where the proper response was WTF I guess it is fitting that the electoral college vote goes to someone other than who won the popular vote.

I voted Sanders in the primary and Hillary in the general so you can guess at some of my views.

I can actually take this as a validation of democracy with a small "d"-something that the military in Thailand is using Trump as one more excuse to try to undermine (it seems Trump is seen as someone who doesn't bring great respect in some people and nations..) Why a validation? Because as flawed as she was I do honestly think Hillary would've been a better president.

Does that mean Trump isn't the president elect, no he is and I recognize that. I'm just getting less attached to the Electoral College.

Plus I'm pretty sure he would've run around complaining the election was rigged had the situation been reversed. Irony of ironies he even said so before.

At least a Sheriff from my state, Wisconsin, who I think gave the car keys back to someone too drunk to legally drive and recently had someone die in a his jail due to lack of water may now be given a notable position in homeland security.

Then again maybe the entertainment value of this screwy last election isn't done yet. We still have his administration to look forward to.

 

And hopefully some real forms in the 8 years after that.

In my county everybody is by law forced to be insured, and dokters help you out without asking if you are insured. You cannot be rejected. If we can do it for generations, then hopefully Obama care can stand.
The top tier of incomes( above 66.422 euro) are taxed 52% If we can be competitive in trade with these numbers, so can the US. You read correctly, 52 % The lowest is 19% up to 20.000.

 

Update from Canada (un-credited because I do not know who the author is)

 

It's hard to say for sure, but I'd estimate the number to be around 0 (±1) per province.

Ironically, a "re-education camp" sounds exactly like what the brainwashed regressive left needs...

 

Actually the misleading fluff piece (misleading because of parts like where it said left-leaning Americans fear they will have to "hunt, pray, pay taxes, and live according to the Constitution" when a real world recent example of a conservative dodging paying taxes could be the President-elect) is similar to a satirical piece put out by a Canadian radio show where they did advertise their community's willingness to take in refugees if Trump is elected.

Now I wouldn't go (having a corrupt, dishonest, and control centralizing governor hasn't pushed me out of Wisconsin) but laying out the welcome mat as a joke actually brought more interest from real refugees from places like the Middle East.

 

Emperor Trump has been laying out economic policies that seem almost liberal, from maternity leave to a better student loan deal. Is he going to remake the Republicans in his own image? I can see that happening. They're losers who couldn't stop him even when they threw their full weight against him, along with the Democrats.

 

If he reforms the republicans it was good for something. How wrong can it go in four years. we survived 8 years Bush.

 

I agree with you on this. One of what I hope will be the greatest things about his Presidency is that he appears to be interested in doing whatever makes sense and he doesn't seem to care which party came up with the idea. He is clearly going to upset the apple cart.