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Originally Posted by Acajack
I admit to having given some thought to this, but is there even 0.0001% of Trump's supporters who are in it for this, who are even thinking about this? Even Trump himself?
I suppose that, ultimately, for the tiny group of people who want to upset the apple cart, the end justifies the means. And Trump supporters who want to "make America great again" are just pawns in a high-stakes poker game.
I don't think they'll win today, but if they pull off the upset, it'll be what they refer to in sports as a really ugly win.
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It's just not worth it. The sexism, racism, and instability are the primary concerns for me. Tearing down the system and building something new, potentially even better, in its place is all well and good - but that end isn't justified by these particularly offensive means.
What world order would Trump's supporters possibly erect in its place? Feudal city states? Humvees for everyone?
That last poll of Canadians showed lots would support some of Trump's policies - ending NAFTA, for example - all of these things can be done by someone without the need for such overt sexism, racism, and instability. It is possible.
The reason it's not happening is because that's not what this is about. It's a dying gasp from angry, old, white men who are struggling to come to terms with the fact they're no longer solely in charge. "Running against the new America is not the way to win elections in the new America."
And as a gay man - Pence? Come on. You'd have to go to Africa to find a more dangerously homophobic politician near such a high position.
I'll take my chances with Clinton. I think she's a fantastic candidate and I love most of her positions. My only real concern with her is that she's a bit of a hawk and is likely to support American military intervention anywhere possible, but that worries me less than Trump.