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[Shtinamin_]

the-pi-guy said:

Shtinamin_ said:

Can I ask you those same three questions? What are his values? What is he willing to give up? And what does he believe in?

Trump values only himself, he's only willing to give up less than what he can gain from something, and he only believes in himself.

compassionate =>

“It’s just horrible, so surprising to see it here. But have to get over it, we have to move forward,” he added.

Compassionate people don't tell people that they have to "get over it", when someone's child dies. That's only compassion, if you're a sociopath or in denial. 

accountable => do accountable people lie about their crimes? 

He is willing to give up his life as he puts it on the line every time he goes in public => by the same token, so does Kamala Harris, who has also gotten threats against her life. 

Go-getter, goal oriented, proud,  passionate, competitive, self-assured, tough, impulsive, tradition defying, patriotism, opportunist =>

A lot of these don't really mean anything. Like someone could be proud of how many people that they've killed, that wouldn't be a positive thing. Some people who think they are tough and proud are really just scumbags, who think they're better than everyone. That's one of the last qualities that I'd want a leader to have.  

freedom of choice => what freedom of choice do you think he pushes? He's taken away some freedoms

the US amendments and rights => unless it's inconvenient for him, like when people are using their first amendment rights to protest

protecting and supporting people => unless he wants to beat them for practicing their first amendment rights. 

sustainability => well maybe, now that he's been bribed by Elon Musk, he'll push more sustainable EVs. 

family => nope, family people don't cheat on their wives. 

What are Kamala's values? What is she willing to give up? And what does she believe in?

Personally I don't think these are good questions.

If someone is an obvious scumbag, then yeah you can talk about their values. But someone can do good things for the wrong reasons, and because they value the wrong things. 

What someone is willing to give up, is always with respect to what they think they're going to gain. A lot of people would risk their lives if they thought it would make them more famous or richer, or if it would help them avoid jail time. That doesn't make them a good person. 

But you know who I've been finding to be an amazing person. Tim Walz. That man is the furthest thing from a billionaire. He hasn't made money from politics, or business deals, or even book deals. That's what it actually means to be willing to give stuff up. 

If Kamala is picking him, I think that says far higher things about her values than literally anything Trump has done.  

Can I ask why you decided to beat around the bush to not answer any of the questions regarding VP Kamala Harris, that I reciprocated from someone else about Trump? I wanted to have a conversation (with anyone really) and you decided to not, so why did you post then. You didnt positively contribute to the conversation. Why push for confrontation and contention?

I do appreciate the answer for her VP pick.