Trump's win means almost nothing in most areas, like Obama's win didn't stop police brutality against blacks.
There are tons of private and aggregate interests at play in policy making, and the President is just a single, and not even the most interesting, influence point, just the one that is most visible.
While I agree that the President is just one person, what bothers me is that I can't ever remember having someone elected to the highest office in the nation without any experience.
It's troubling listening to Trump talk about world affairs and other issues without getting this sick feeling that he is completed bewildered. Then he seems to surround himself with people who don't have clue either.
It's quite frightening and I feel like America shit the bed and now we are all going to have to sleep in it.
I really hope it all works out because there is just so much at stake for everyone.
>While I agree that the President is just one person, what bothers me is that I can't ever remember having someone elected to the highest office in the nation without any experience.
Trump aside, experience is overrated in politics.
Fresh people get elected to major positions all the time. For the main role of being a President, few things can prepare you. And for all the details, there are tons of advisors etc. to help you.
Whether Clinton, Obama, Trump etc, they are all clueless to the most pressing issues of today and especially tomorrow (with respect to climate change, technology, jobs, etc). Heck, most are clueless even after having been Presidents. At best, they are at the mercy of their advisors and policy influencers, and the best we can hope is that they have good intentions.
I also think it's best to have a wide angle view of society and the world from different aspects (not that Trump has that), than to have experience in backroom discussions and Washington dealings.
>Fresh people get elected to major positions all the time. For the main role of being a President, few things can prepare you. And for all the details, there are tons of advisors etc. to help you.
It is nice for the president to at least know the legal framework he/she will be restricted by.
>Trump "seemed surprised" by the scope of the president's responsibilities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Trump's aides were also apparently unaware that the entire staff of the president working in the White House's West Wing would need to be replaced, according to the Journal.
Obama reportedly will spend more time counseling Trump about the presidency than most presidents do with their successors.
Quite disturbing. I really don't believe he or his aides understood what the job was about.
"A man who had called for his political opponent, Hillary Clinton, to be jailed;"
I've seen this statement before. Trump didn't call a random political opponent to be jailed. He called for a woman that committed a crime and thought she was above the law to be put in jail.
She is a despicable human being and would have been a terrible leader. Because of the nature of her untouchable family, I don't think she will get the justice she deserves.
Wikileaks showed us just how far the corruption goes, but too many smart people are being blinded by pure hate and total bias to actually see the truth.
"who casually stated, “I wish I had that power,” when asked about his invitation to Russian hackers to dig up her old emails; "
I also don't understand this trend of taking everything literally. When you hear a teenager saying that their parents will 'kill them' if they find out they are drinking beer, do we go to child protective services or the police that a murder is going to take place?
Have we collectively lost the ability of abstract thought?
"embolden the Russian hackers who injected chaos into the presidential campaign and the Democratic party"
Ahh yes, the old Russian hacker defense..again. And what evidence do we have that these are Russian hackers again? An IP address that a hacker used from a Russian VPN service?
If these are the security experts of our day, they need to go back to school. I have access to a VPN in Asia. This does not mean I'm a Chinese hacker.
The DNC used every dirty trick in the book to destroy all opposition through corruption and controlling the mainstream media. They first destroyed Bernie Sanders and then tried to destroy Trump.
If you think Hillary wouldn't have been equally as bad for cyber security, you're dreaming.
Trump isn't even in office yet. I'm going to at least give him a chance before demonizing him for something he hasn't even done yet.
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[ 0.18 ms ] story [ 24.7 ms ] threadThere are tons of private and aggregate interests at play in policy making, and the President is just a single, and not even the most interesting, influence point, just the one that is most visible.
It's troubling listening to Trump talk about world affairs and other issues without getting this sick feeling that he is completed bewildered. Then he seems to surround himself with people who don't have clue either.
It's quite frightening and I feel like America shit the bed and now we are all going to have to sleep in it.
I really hope it all works out because there is just so much at stake for everyone.
Trump aside, experience is overrated in politics.
Fresh people get elected to major positions all the time. For the main role of being a President, few things can prepare you. And for all the details, there are tons of advisors etc. to help you.
Whether Clinton, Obama, Trump etc, they are all clueless to the most pressing issues of today and especially tomorrow (with respect to climate change, technology, jobs, etc). Heck, most are clueless even after having been Presidents. At best, they are at the mercy of their advisors and policy influencers, and the best we can hope is that they have good intentions.
I also think it's best to have a wide angle view of society and the world from different aspects (not that Trump has that), than to have experience in backroom discussions and Washington dealings.
It is nice for the president to at least know the legal framework he/she will be restricted by.
It's not like the President will draft any law themselves...
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-obama-meeting-2016-11
>Trump "seemed surprised" by the scope of the president's responsibilities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Trump's aides were also apparently unaware that the entire staff of the president working in the White House's West Wing would need to be replaced, according to the Journal.
Obama reportedly will spend more time counseling Trump about the presidency than most presidents do with their successors.
Quite disturbing. I really don't believe he or his aides understood what the job was about.
I've seen this statement before. Trump didn't call a random political opponent to be jailed. He called for a woman that committed a crime and thought she was above the law to be put in jail.
She is a despicable human being and would have been a terrible leader. Because of the nature of her untouchable family, I don't think she will get the justice she deserves.
Wikileaks showed us just how far the corruption goes, but too many smart people are being blinded by pure hate and total bias to actually see the truth.
"who casually stated, “I wish I had that power,” when asked about his invitation to Russian hackers to dig up her old emails; "
I also don't understand this trend of taking everything literally. When you hear a teenager saying that their parents will 'kill them' if they find out they are drinking beer, do we go to child protective services or the police that a murder is going to take place?
Have we collectively lost the ability of abstract thought?
"embolden the Russian hackers who injected chaos into the presidential campaign and the Democratic party"
Ahh yes, the old Russian hacker defense..again. And what evidence do we have that these are Russian hackers again? An IP address that a hacker used from a Russian VPN service?
If these are the security experts of our day, they need to go back to school. I have access to a VPN in Asia. This does not mean I'm a Chinese hacker.
The DNC used every dirty trick in the book to destroy all opposition through corruption and controlling the mainstream media. They first destroyed Bernie Sanders and then tried to destroy Trump.
If you think Hillary wouldn't have been equally as bad for cyber security, you're dreaming.
Trump isn't even in office yet. I'm going to at least give him a chance before demonizing him for something he hasn't even done yet.