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AngryLittleAlchemist on 23 July 2017
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Slownenberg said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

What he said wasn't wrong no matter how much of an ass he is. Being the poster boy for capitalism helped him reach a big audience and even the candidates that are not known for being Trump or Bill gates rich aren't exactly bending over in alley ways for some spare change. Even if the political system didn't systematically prefer rich people, I honestly think most people would prefer there to be some sort of line where politicians are expected to be a certain amount of successful before going to office. Even if you don't want there to be a criteria of successful before a running of some kind, you do want someone with major, major experience in politics unlike Trump, right? Well, having major experience in politics usually nets you big bucks.

Maybe with Trump showing the worst of elitism in full force people will petition for more "underdogs" to take place in office, but I doubt it will be anyone who isn't rich. Knowledge should always be considered over dollers, but it hasn't been and won't be. And besides - let's be honest here - even if most people don't care about how rich someone is in poitics, that's because it's largely a non factor. It's expected that your some kind of rich anyways. 

I also think it's ironic who that the same people who said Trump's buisness success can be discreted because of bankruptcy, are the same people that are offended when Trump says he doesn't want a poor person running the economy. It's the same logic ... 

Well thats just wrong. Trump having bankruptcies isn't at all the same logic that a poor can't handle money. Trump's only thing that even remotely qualified him for being president was that he is a successful businessman, but when that comes with several bankruptcies (not to mention his father constantly bailing him out with millions and Trumps standard crooked ways) it becomes MUCH less impressive. How is that the same logic that only rich people can run an economy?!?!?

Trump is being doucebag, as normal. Being personally rich has nothing to do with being able to run a trillion dollar economy. Having money doesn't mean a person has any skills or knowledge that are needed to run an economy.

I mean I don't think Trump is qualified and i'm not really defending him - but let's be real here, we're looking at this from a very theotretical level if we're saying it's not the same logic. Everyone in politics is rich, you'd have to screw things up majorly to be poor in which case you aren't entailed to lead the economy. Now if we live in a theoretical world where everyone gets the same chance no matter how rich they are in a political system - sure! You can absolutely be smart enough to run an economy and be poor. But it's just more of a risk or liability to bet it on someone who's not in good financial status in the real world at least. If we're talking theoretical worlds, then it's a whole other story. 

It sucks because I really do believe in the idea that people can do anything as long as they're qualified, but I think people would be weary to have a person in poor financial status lead an economy, just like people were rightfully worried about a President who's only qualification was buisnesss ventures that often failed, leading a country. Also, it's kind of assumed if you can lead an entire economy, that you can probably become rich no matter your upbringing.

Too be fair though, this guy says so many dumb stuff, and this clip is like 2 minutes. I wouldn't be surprised if it went past the clip. I'm just going off the video.