Originally Posted by SecondFloor

The vote itself is an intelligence test of how well a citizen can discern what is in the collective best interest of his/her country. Sometimes the voters have done a better job, and sometimes worse. I think what concerns me and Thommy is that in the U.S. we seem to be at an extremely low point in voter competence, and this is allowing politicians to outright lie, call facts false, and trick citizens into voting against their interest.



Trump's America is not acting like a leader. In fact, Trump is open about his contempt for multilateral organizations like the U.N. How can the U.S. lead other nations when it is distancing itself from international cooperation? Trump is an isolationist, and a nation by itself can't lead anything.