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The US election looks uncannily like the UK referendum. Fact-free fear mongering and almost complete lack of sensible debate. I think the result will be the same (anti-status-quo protest votes returning a narrow Trump win).The Democrats are sleep-walking into this scenario in the same way that Labour / the left have dawdled into their current meltdown in the UK.
- yep agreed.fadein11
- nationalism due to fear of terrorism. probably justifiably so.since1979
- and there is also frustration from globalization.since1979
- Every attack on Europe, about 1 a day, Trump moves up in the polls.robotron3k
- turns out a lot of idiots actually believe he would somehow end world violence, even though he hasn't said how except to send more troops and carpet bombmonospaced
- This is what scares me. Bernie supporters not giving shit except for themselves. Liberals thinking that trump will never get elected2002
- yeah I would love to know how Trump will make the world a better place as all I have heard come out of his mouth is guff.fadein11
- nationalism due to fear of terror or inequality. didnt JFK say something about fear that people should think aboutdeathboy
- every time the usa gets too liberal something happens that helps the balance tilt to the right. Historically this country has leaned right.since1979
- pattern-wise we are in the 70's or 00's.since1979
- these are my investigative theories. i am batman.since1979
- @2002 - completely agree, this "Bernie or Bust" bs is just horribly selfish. They somehow think by not voting D they absolve themselves from responsibility.formed
- wait... when was the usa "too liberal" before? civil rights? civil war? when?monospaced
- will making it less liberal make it "great again?" can we even become less liberal without increased discrimination and the breakdown of equality?monospaced
- Or worse, they chant "the US deserves Trump", totally oblivious to the big picture of Supreme Court nominees, social platforms, etc., etc., etc.formed
- i think trump thinks that a nationalistic approach to business will bring more jobs back to the usasince1979
- ^ be interesting to see how all that landfill shit will be made for same cost in USA.fadein11
- Trump's way of doing business - not pay for it or decker bankruptcy2002
- Nationalistic approach to business sounds like a step backwards 50 years - you guys globalise the world and then say oh fuck it - we ain't dealing with themfadein11
- anymore. Sounds like a great plan :)fadein11
- The current crop of EU leaders and Hillary are responsible for senseless wars killing hundreds of thousands and displacing millions...IRNlun6
- ... causing a wave of migration not seen since WW2 and increasing terrorism. This is who we trust to bring good solutions and peace?IRNlun6
- All done with a smile and false promises. Because of those decisions is why to me Trump looks like a much less threatening option.IRNlun6
- Seriously? You do realize the party is more powerful than the man and that Pence, an insane religious nut, would be Pres should he die? Crazy logic thereformed
- ahem. Bushmonospaced
- Our constitution grants congress the power to declare war. They haven't done so since WW2.IRNlun6
- Pres. Obama and Hillary when Secretary of State, where a continuation of Bush's war strategy. Their isn't one overthrow of governments she didn't support.IRNlun6
- Pence is a war hawk too though so not a fan of him as VP.IRNlun6
- There isn't one of those that Trump didn't support either, until he changed his mind a few times this year. LOL. At least Hillary knows the names of countries.monospaced
- @mono i dont know about too liberal. That's relative. But the US has had its more-liberal erassince1979
- Too liberal for some conservatives, surely.since1979