Know what, I never post in political threads, well, almost never. But I guess I’ll bite this time.
I despise Trump. Don’t like the way he behaves, don’t like the way he whines, don’t like the narcissism and the ego. I don’t believe the bullshit that he’s the billionaire that cares about people like me. I wish he’d delete his fuckin twitter account. I wish he’d behave more like a reasoned adult than a petulant child.
But....
He’s the first president I can remember that said they were gonna help manufacturing against China and then actually tried to do it. How well he’s succeeded is up for debate, but damnit he really did try. That’s worth a hell of a lot to me. I distinctly remember Obama running in ‘08 talking about getting tough on China. The media seemed to think it was a good idea then. And I remember Hillary saying it couldn’t be done back in ‘08. But once Obama got elected, he didn’t help a damn thing.
When the ‘16 primaries were on, my ideal GOP ticket was Rand Paul and Ted Cruz and I didn’t care who was top of the ticket. After Trump won the nomination, it became a real hold my nose thing and it still is. My vote for president does not matter here in IL. It won’t matter once I move to either IN or MO depending on where I find my next job. But I’ll still gladly pull the lever against a Harris administration in ‘20 based entirely on their planned gun control schemes, their tacit support for the destruction of America’s cities, and what I am absolutely positive will be more kowtowing to China on trade matters.
ETA: one thing I truly wish is people in this country would stop listening to the “right” and the “left” and try to just be decent human beings. Stop with the “no compromise” bullshit on every single matter. I compromise with a 4 year old nearly daily. She wants candy. I want her to eat her dinner. We make a deal, the deal is if she eats her protein and veggies, she can have a piece of candy. I walk away happy she ate a good nutritious meal and she’s happy she gets a sweet treat at the end. It’s really not that hard.
When you take no compromise to the extreme, in the “adult” world, you get the whole “if I don’t get what I want right now I set shit on fire” mentality we are seeing on full display in our metro areas. I think every rational adult in the nation can agree this is bad.
I also think Trump has bungled the Coronavirus response. He had a moment to prove he could rise up and be a hell of a leader in a challenging time. He chose not to do that over politics and petty grievances. The no compromise attitude of him and his fanboys has made this thing worse IMO.
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Originally Posted by Totem Polar
