7 years ago
36
Donald Trump wins the presidency
Donald Trump shattered expectations on Tuesday with an election night victory that revealed deep anti-establishment anger among American voters and set the world on a journey into the political unknown. The Republican nominee has achieved one of the most improbable political victories in modern US history, despite a series of controversies that would easily have destroyed other candidacies, extreme policies that have drawn criticism...
Continue Reading
https://www.theguardian.com
Additional Contributions:
-
+14Submitted 7 years ago by 90boss
-
+10Submitted 7 years ago by capoti
-
+9Submitted 7 years ago by hiihii
-
+6Submitted 7 years ago by drunkenninja
-
+6Submitted 7 years ago by Nelson
Join the Discussion
And so, four or more, years of additional incessant whining by the left begins.
I've often wondered if people who live in Opposite World realize that reality is exactly the opposite of their perception, or are you as delusional as you seem to be?
LOL
Precisely my point, no substance, no specifics, just insults.
Exactly. Because I have no substance, no specifics and only insults. I'm insulting. That said, I'm done arguing about it. As my son pointed out- it doesn't really affect us. Our lives will continue as before. I'm concerned for the rest of the country. I mean, I'd like to see my healthcare costs go down, but that wasn't going to happen no matter who was elected.
What else is there to do except speak up? My biggest political issue is the mitigation of climate change. The science is established, the risks are known. Reality has an interesting quality: its the only thing that remains when you stop believing in it.
So now, I look at my options. I can sit on my hands and let the conservative wave continue unchecked, or I can stand up and attempt to do something about it.
When you are talking about a problem that truly grows exponentially, there is no time like the present for taking action. And climate change does exhibit exponential properties due to feedback loops, and most importantly because it is a symptom of our exponentially-growing society.
Action today is worth much more than the same action 4 years from now, so no, I will not sit idly and remain quiet.
At least this way the adversary’s obvious. This president elect means to complete the Keystone XL pipeline, the other potential president elect spearheaded it when State was the lead agency in hatching that sulfurous scheme. This one doesn’t believe in climate science, the other one didn’t care. This one’s energy policy’s is openly what the other one’s was on the down low. You couldn’t get a better opponent around climate from Central Casting. Cry havoc!
start pushing for Elizabeth Warren in 2020 now.
If it's something you believe in, then don't " sit idly and remain quiet"
Entirely one's prerogative.
about the same pitch and volume as the whinging from the right.
much of a muchness.
Roaming's comment is "much of muchness", you are correct.
And just 18 months ago we were all laughing at him saying he's got a better chance of getting struck by lightning.
Orange is the new black.
Let's see Hillary has a 80 or 90% chance?
Oops.
70% margin of error.
LOL
The "press" no longer moulds public opinion, and it's about time!
Too far gone to mold anything. Couldn't have been any more wrong.
Not my point.
I was referring to the media/press, not you.
I don't like Trump but I see this as a slap to those politicians who underestimated the voice of the people.
The corrupt DNC who believed they can control the masses and live on their high horse just got a serious smack down.
Maybe now they'll take into account what happens when you rig the contest towards the weaker candidate.
Should have been Bernie.
A friend said he thinks even Bernie would have lost due to the hat and fear that has come to a head in this country.
I think your friend is wrong.
My sense: sore loser, buying the Establishment framing that not voting Clinton means voting KKK. Discounting the very real effects of poverty is a chronic blind spot for Corporate Democrats and their supporters.
God Bless America. Literally.
Meh. I'm moving deeper into the mountains. Seriously.
Welcome to Canada :)
The DNC fucked themselves over by rigging it for Hillary, eventually fucking America over. Hoping for the best.
Both parties tried to rig it for themselves and really didn't consider the people who mattered, the voter. They both lost. The new president has never held a government post, he was hated by his own party, by all of the media, by Wall Street and even by US allies. If ever there was a potentate with an ax to grind it would be him. And yet he was voted in, because neither side ever listened to what mattered to the citizens of the US. Hopefully this is a wake up call to the establishment, and us, to stop listening to idiot pundits and start listening to it what people are concerned about.
well said.
Psssst, hey DNC.
It could have been Bernie.
2016 was a bad year. Now 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 are gonna be even worse.
only if everyone has that attitude. Make your words untrue.
Wait, he actually won? Whats going to happen now?
Well, NATO will still have mobilized 300,000 troops by January to be ready for what they thought was going to be the Clinton Administration, but maybe that’ll end differently now.
The Trump´s show begin...
It's going to be ok. The world will continue to turn. Best case scenario: He does what he said he will in his acceptance speech and is a president for the people. Worst case scenario: He does some of the idiotic things he talked about in his campaign and we decide that's unacceptable. In four years we pick a new president.