Trump is perhaps the dumbest possible candidate I've ever seen. The reasons for voting for him are perhaps the dumbest I've seen in a US Presidential Election...
Ever. Even Bush Jr has more credibility for the office than Trump.
- He's Beholden To Nobody: Because he is the top 1%. At this point, a vote for Trump is a vote for the puppet master instead of the puppet.
- Anti-Establishment: The only reason he's anti-establishment is because he doesn't get more power in it. He's openly dodged and evaded paying taxes at every available opportunity and has admitted as such--he doesn't give a fuck about you. He gives a fuck about his wallet.
- Anti-Globalization: Works great for North Korea, eh'?
- The Wall: Let me give a list of reasons why this is dumb.
- Maginot Line 2.0
- Airplanes Exist
- Shovels Exist
- Overstaying Visas are a thing
- Forcing another country to pay for your infrastructure is an Act of War
- Both Oceans exist
- The Canadian Border exists (they can simply fly to Canada and illegally cross there.)
- Border Guards Are Corruptible (how the fuck do you think so many drug cartels operate with impunity? Aside from the private airplanes they use. You know, the ones entirely unaffected by the wall.)
- Because Shillary Is More Corrupt: Oh, I'll grant you, Hillary is a crooked, corrupt piece of shit. If she's the first female president, she may end up doing so much damage to the idea that you won't have another for a hundred years. Trump is just as corrupt as Hillary is--he's just more blunt and blatant about it.
- Because Businessman!: Sure. 42% is a passing mark in your world, maybe, but not mine.
- Because I want to see the world burn: Okay. Go for it.
I could not, in good conscience, vote for Trump. I thought about it, for a while. Between Hillary or Trump, he seemed like the more appealing candidate in a competition between two vile evils.
That being said, I'd have only voted for him then because I thought he was a containable sort of stupid, whereas Hillary is not.
His stupidity keeps escalating. He made Mike Pence his VP nominee--the same fucking moron who defunded Planned Parenthood and
compared health care reform to terrorist attacks. Trump keeps making more and more outrageous and disgusting statements
by the day. To even bother grabbing one particular quote of his does a massive disservice, but hey, here's a couple of em'.
I
hate Hillary Clinton. I do.
But whoever the next President is going to be, is going to appoint the next Supreme Court Justice. The same Supreme Court that is the one and only consistent line of defense for human rights in the United States.
Giving that power to Donald Trump is like putting a fox in the chicken pen.
Four years of Shillary Cunton is preferable to a President who could knock back LGBT rights
twenty years or more. Yes, Shillary is beholden to her corporate masters, but that's really no different than the other presidents that have come before.
Bernie should have won this. Easily, hands down, won this. Unfortunately, the New Left and the DNC destroyed his chances because of his gender and anti-establishment positions.
As for third party candidates, Jill Stein is fucking psychotic. Gary Johnson is tolerable, but his policies tend to swing further right than I'd ever be comfortable with, and knocking out Donald Trump is the priority at this point.
Blah. Shillary Cunton. It's come to this.
I'm glad I'm Canadian so I don't have to vote in this shitshow.
Also, final note.
I will be glad when this election is over, so my American friends will stop ripping out each other's throats. I'm watching the extreme polarization fucking up some of my friends. It sucks. It really, really sucks.
Normally I'd make some sort of joke now to lighten the mood, but there's no joke to be made of this. It's just sad.
