| PxlStorm said: You americans are insane. |
I really want to defend my country, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to do so.
It's unthinkable to me that a man like Donald Trump could become president of the United States. He speaks to the worst instincts in us: nativism, xenophobia, racism, Islamophobia, misogyny, know-nothingness, avarice, violence, intolerance, fascism.
I understand that people in this country are struggling economically. I appreciate the fact that the political, social, and cultural landscape of America is changing at breakneck speed, and it seems like traditional values are evaporating. But Trump is not your messiah. He's a billionaire who revels in cheating the system masquerading as a populist.
Now, maybe you'll argue that he means nothing he says. That, if elected, he'll drop all the race-baiting, incendiary rhetoric and rule as a moderate. Well, if that's the case then he's simply been saying what people want to hear, and we have zero idea of his convictions or how he'll govern as president.
So which is it? A violent demagogue who wants to keep members of the world's second largest religion out of a country founded on freedom from religious persecution, and wants to build a wall between the continental United States and its third largest trading partner? Or a political opportunist who's manipulating his followers and whose political playbook is being written as he moves through the primary season? I'm not sure which is more dangerous.
Or maybe you just want to give the political establishment in this country the middle finger. I get that. Both Republicans and Democrats are beholden to corporations, special interests, and foreign governments. I understand the desire for a political outsider that will destroy the status quo. But, again, Trump is not your man. He has spent his adult life manipulating politicians, exploiting tax loopholes, abusing eminent domain, and, in general, being part of the political machinery that so many citizens want to disrupt.
