Trump Is The Republican Candidate - Now What?

Gian-Reto Alig · 2016-09-29T23:17:03

Sorry for kinda bringing this up again, don't want to beat the dead horse here... but given that victory really is against all the early bets, and is something of a miracle given the many missteps Trump did during his campaign, I feel like it is worth opening the discussion again. Trump is one of the two candidates - now what? 1. What do you think are his chances against Hillary, which seems to be not very popular even with democrats voters? Given how everyone thought he would never make it to become the republican candidate, might he once again suprise everyone? 2. There is now a good chance the next US president is Trump. What are the consequenses? Might he be able to make the US loose their last arabic ally, the Sauds? Is he able to mend the relationship with israel which have worsened under Obama? Or will he make everything worse again? Will he meddle in other foreign topics he should rather not touch, like the TTIP discussions with the EU? Might China and Russia have free trade agreements with the EU before the US thanks to that? 3. He made a lot of promises, some of which are quite outlandish. And I think he has shown that while he is quick to promise money, he never really pays out of his own pocket. Will he realize all he has promised? What about the wall to mexico? What about throwing the muslims out of the country (or not letting them in anymore at least)? And who will pay for these sometimes outlandish ideas? Will the cost of these projects cost him the second term? Or will he rudder back on his promises, and that costs him his second term? 4. What about the current racial unrest thanks to shootings of blacks by the police, and police officers now getting attacked? You think this will still be going on by the time Trump might get into office? Given his racist comments and the reaction of some black folks to them, do you think he will make things worse? I think, given how much is at stake and the least EVERYONE around the globe needs now is another authocratic or unstable regime, this are all important questions to ask. I am not sure myself if Trump is just as bad as some people make it look like. Then again, Erdogan started as a normal, elected president. People were just concerned about him being a little bit conservative. Now just look at him and his schemes... So really, I am asking myself if we need another politician that might turn out to be a wolf in a sheeps clothing. Is Trump that? I don't know. But I personally wouldn't want to risk anything at the moment. Disclaimer: No, I personally also wouldn't want to vote for Hillary. Don't think she is a good candidate.

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Started by Gian-Reto July 20, 2016 06:41 AM

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September 29, 2016 11:17 PM

Much as I hate to lock such a topic, I think we run our course here for the moment.

That said, I think there is room for a civil discussion in a new thread after we've had some breathing space and the more... vitriolic members have calmed down.

What say we wait for the next debate just to let the air clear?

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