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Originally Posted by nico-t
No, Trump isn't the answer. But it's a start, and the best option out of the cards you've been dealt. Trump disrupted the status quo for a bit, and that hasn't happened as long as i or you've been alive.
About him being corrupt: Maybe. Maybe he has done some shady things for his businesses, like putting money on tax beneficial islands. But that's what every single person with a lot of money does, from persons to multinationals, and it's not illegal.
His alleged corruption pales in comparison to the corruption of the average Washington career politician, which is always at the expense of citizens. Illegal wars, "interventions" and hundreds of thousands of deaths. Those kind of things are in a whole other league, and are actually damaging to the world.
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Agreed. Good points but the problem I personally have with Trump is this:
The predictions/hopes you have (and I share) that his election would disrupt Washington, shake things up and, in the end, make life better for all of us are not going to happen. Trump is a billionaire businessman, he will do what's best for billionaires and businesses. That will not trickle down to a better life for the average American.
The other problem I have is if the above proves to be true (Trump and his billionaire buddies get richer while we, the Middle Class, get squeezed even more) then the promises Trump has been saying will end up being just bullshit. I hate hypocrisy and having my intelligence insulted. So I think, in the end, despite all of Trump's words, the only people who will benefit from his Presidency will be Trump and his billionaire buddies.