Let’s start with foreign affairs, because from my perspective he isn’t too good at getting along with other world leaders (or anyone) unless they praise him. How do you suppose foreign affairs would improve?
Well, I think you’re definitely correct that he’d crack down on immigration via as many means as are available to him, that seems to be a major talking point for him and was a theme for his first term. His platform pledges “peace in Europe and in the Middle East” but doesn’t go into any detail, so I won’t speculate on that. I won’t argue against your positions, because that’s not the point. Thanks for actually outlining some policy positions you agree with him on, it’s a better answer than I usually get.
I don’t think it’s a secret that he’s a bit of a loose cannon, though, and I think it’s pretty apparent from the debate that he’s prone to personal attacks and easily baited into pointless arguments about things that don’t matter for the country (though they matter to his ego, evidently). I am of the opinion that, policy aside, his first four years were marked by this tendency to double down against any perceived personal slight, to the detriment of his duties as president. He does not appear to be more in control of his outbursts now. Is that concerning for you?
With transparency, I’m a trans person, and Trump/MAGA have made it clear that they intend to demonize me and people like me. I’m aware of the argument that Trump only wishes to restrict trans healthcare for minors, though he’s said that he would work to prevent any agency from promoting “the concept of sex and gender transition at any age.” Regardless of whether this policy factually seeks to erase all transgender people, the rhetoric surrounding this issue has created, and continues to create, an environment that is harmful for me and people like me. For that reason if for no other, I cannot vote for him. I consider it self-defense. I hope that you can appreciate that position.
I agree that his bark is worse than his bite; whether that’s because reality doesn’t agree with his rhetoric, or because the power to unilaterally imprison an opponent is outside the scope of presidential powers, or because he was only bloviating and never meant any of it.
I have always said that my main concern isn’t Trump himself. I don’t think he’s evil incarnate or a would-be dictator, largely because I personally don’t think he’s smart enough to be a supervillain. My main concern is that rhetoric like that whips up reactionary anger; it certainly motivates voters, which is almost certainly why he continues to do it (an angry mob is a force), but it’s also worsened an already deep political divide and created a situation where conservatives and liberals (I’m neither, for the record, I’m pretty far to the left of both) don’t even really see or hear each other anymore, they only see the masks that have been placed there by their own conditioning.
Feel free to respond again if you wish, I’m happy to let you have the last word since you were so kind as to engage civilly. I’ve enjoyed the interaction; thank you…
What’s trump got to do with toilet paper? I don’t like the fucker, but I live halfway across the world and we had the exact same issue here, people bought up all the toilet paper readily available in stores.
Why do you want a worse economy, for the US to become a pariah state, and for all our state secrets to be sold to personally enrich Trump? I mean, all the things you mentioned are reasons to vote against Trump, not for him!
I don’t really see how he would be better on national security, given that most, if not all, of our national security agencies regard Trump as a threat. He frequently gives out secrets to foreign powers (whether this is accidental or purposeful is debatable), has a distinct disregard for the military, (including doing nothing about Russia putting bounties on US soldiers, instituting a trans ban in the military against the advice of the military, calling captured soldiers losers, etc.), and he also tried to overturn an election he consistently called fraudulent in spite of no evidence found to support that conclusion and loads of evidence to conclude that the election was fair through a number of methods (fake slates of electors, organizing a mod and several senators and representatives to delay certification of the election, getting Pence to not certify).
If you meant border security, then why did he help kill a bill that would have fixed many of the things he’s complaining about?
Don’t Republicans support doing something now and then fixing things later? They treated fixing healthcare like that by trying to repeal the ACA without a future plan, so it seems odd that they would treat this situation different, no?
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Honest question, not bait: why?
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Let’s start with foreign affairs, because from my perspective he isn’t too good at getting along with other world leaders (or anyone) unless they praise him. How do you suppose foreign affairs would improve?
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Well, I think you’re definitely correct that he’d crack down on immigration via as many means as are available to him, that seems to be a major talking point for him and was a theme for his first term. His platform pledges “peace in Europe and in the Middle East” but doesn’t go into any detail, so I won’t speculate on that. I won’t argue against your positions, because that’s not the point. Thanks for actually outlining some policy positions you agree with him on, it’s a better answer than I usually get.
I don’t think it’s a secret that he’s a bit of a loose cannon, though, and I think it’s pretty apparent from the debate that he’s prone to personal attacks and easily baited into pointless arguments about things that don’t matter for the country (though they matter to his ego, evidently). I am of the opinion that, policy aside, his first four years were marked by this tendency to double down against any perceived personal slight, to the detriment of his duties as president. He does not appear to be more in control of his outbursts now. Is that concerning for you?
With transparency, I’m a trans person, and Trump/MAGA have made it clear that they intend to demonize me and people like me. I’m aware of the argument that Trump only wishes to restrict trans healthcare for minors, though he’s said that he would work to prevent any agency from promoting “the concept of sex and gender transition at any age.” Regardless of whether this policy factually seeks to erase all transgender people, the rhetoric surrounding this issue has created, and continues to create, an environment that is harmful for me and people like me. For that reason if for no other, I cannot vote for him. I consider it self-defense. I hope that you can appreciate that position.
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I agree that his bark is worse than his bite; whether that’s because reality doesn’t agree with his rhetoric, or because the power to unilaterally imprison an opponent is outside the scope of presidential powers, or because he was only bloviating and never meant any of it.
I have always said that my main concern isn’t Trump himself. I don’t think he’s evil incarnate or a would-be dictator, largely because I personally don’t think he’s smart enough to be a supervillain. My main concern is that rhetoric like that whips up reactionary anger; it certainly motivates voters, which is almost certainly why he continues to do it (an angry mob is a force), but it’s also worsened an already deep political divide and created a situation where conservatives and liberals (I’m neither, for the record, I’m pretty far to the left of both) don’t even really see or hear each other anymore, they only see the masks that have been placed there by their own conditioning.
Feel free to respond again if you wish, I’m happy to let you have the last word since you were so kind as to engage civilly. I’ve enjoyed the interaction; thank you…
You want to go back to not knowing where your next roll of toilet paper is coming from? Because that’s where we ended up under Trump.
What’s trump got to do with toilet paper? I don’t like the fucker, but I live halfway across the world and we had the exact same issue here, people bought up all the toilet paper readily available in stores.
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Why do you want a worse economy, for the US to become a pariah state, and for all our state secrets to be sold to personally enrich Trump? I mean, all the things you mentioned are reasons to vote against Trump, not for him!
I don’t really see how he would be better on national security, given that most, if not all, of our national security agencies regard Trump as a threat. He frequently gives out secrets to foreign powers (whether this is accidental or purposeful is debatable), has a distinct disregard for the military, (including doing nothing about Russia putting bounties on US soldiers, instituting a trans ban in the military against the advice of the military, calling captured soldiers losers, etc.), and he also tried to overturn an election he consistently called fraudulent in spite of no evidence found to support that conclusion and loads of evidence to conclude that the election was fair through a number of methods (fake slates of electors, organizing a mod and several senators and representatives to delay certification of the election, getting Pence to not certify).
If you meant border security, then why did he help kill a bill that would have fixed many of the things he’s complaining about?
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Don’t Republicans support doing something now and then fixing things later? They treated fixing healthcare like that by trying to repeal the ACA without a future plan, so it seems odd that they would treat this situation different, no?
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