Politics Thread

[Juice]

The fact that it was close and he actually had fewer votes says a lot about the candidate Trump. Hillary was that bad of a candidate. We are talking about a guy who is a misogynist, racist, one who pokes fun of disabled reporters, I mean the guy is about as big of an A-hole as there is. All of that AND she still lost the electoral and barely nudged past him in the final vote count. I think Hillary writing a book and strolling around thinking people actually like her is more off putting than Trump being the same giant A-hole.

Drink it in people, this is the state of affairs in the US. Make 'Merica Great Again!!!! Lol, we are the joke of the world.

And Hillary can be accused of the same things

[XU 87]

Drink it in people, this is the state of affairs in the US. Make 'Merica Great Again!!!! Lol, we are the joke of the world.

There's another problem I have with liberals. You seem to be concerned with how people from countries like France and Greece think about us.

[GoMuskies]

I love America. Did with Obama in charge, do with Trump in charge. I've lived in Louisville, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Chapel Hill, Boston and Wichita. I've enjoyed all of them. Liked the people in all of those places. Wouldn't hesitate to live in any of them again. America is fantastic, and some shitty politicians can't ruin that. I've been to quite a few places around the world, and I've enjoyed most of them, too. But I wouldn't trade places with the people in any of them (note: I haven't been to Bora Bora yet, so I guess it's subject to change!).

The question I had from the article is this: whose mind has changed? Would anyone on this board vote differently if the election was held again today? I know my vote would be the same. I suspect that's generally true, but I'm interested in others' thoughts. I guess the only group I'm not sure on are Jill Stein voters. They might vote differently now.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

There's another problem I have with liberals. You seem to be concerned with how people from countries like France and Greece think about us.

Last time I checked, it's still one world which we are all citizens.

[XU 87]

Last time I checked, it's still one world which we are all citizens.

Huh? So you consider yourself a citizen of planet Earth?

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Huh? So you consider yourself a citizen of planet Earth?

The us vs. them mentality is getting us into the mess we are in. If we thought more about how what we do affects the planet as a whole, the world wouldn't be such a bad place.

To Juice's earlier post, just because Hillary could be accused of the same things doesn't absolve Trump. Why do people continue to use this logic of a child? Can you explain it to me?

[Caf]

I love America. Did with Obama in charge, do with Trump in charge. I've lived in Louisville, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Chapel Hill, Boston and Wichita. I've enjoyed all of them. Liked the people in all of those places. Wouldn't hesitate to live in any of them again. America is fantastic, and some shitty politicians can't ruin that. I've been to quite a few places around the world, and I've enjoyed most of them, too. But I wouldn't trade places with the people in any of them (note: I haven't been to Bora Bora yet, so I guess it's subject to change!).

The question I had from the article is this: whose mind has changed? Would anyone on this board vote differently if the election was held again today? I know my vote would be the same. I suspect that's generally true, but I'm interested in others' thoughts. I guess the only group I'm not sure on are Jill Stein voters. They might vote differently now.

In general, I think people are incredibly unlikely to change their political position or admit they're wrong. Even those who voted for Trump and disapprove of what he's done would likely say he's still better than Clinton and vice versa. I would be more interested in people's primary vote choices. I think there's probably a huge amount of HRC primary voters who wish they went Bernie and Trump voters who wish they went Rubio, Cruz, Kasich etc.

[GoMuskies]

Kansas has a caucus system, so I did not participate in the primaries. I'm all for democracy, but I've got more important things to do than waste a whole fucking day on that shit. Like post here!

[XU 87]

The us vs. them mentality is getting us into the mess we are in. If we thought more about how what we do affects the planet as a whole, the world wouldn't be such a bad place.

To Juice's earlier post, just because Hillary could be accused of the same things doesn't absolve Trump. Why do people continue to use this logic of a child? Can you explain it to me?

Once again, huh? I just asked if you consider yourself a citizen of planet Earth. You're now talking about Trump and Hillary. As one great poster used to say, "Stay on topic."

[GoMuskies]

As one great poster used to say, "Stay on topic."

Perfect try!