Trump marched forward despite so much negativity against him. He worked really hard to overcome his limitations and at the end won people over. Nothing could stop him.
Why are you guys throwing in the towel at the slightest discomfort?.
Slightest discomfort? Not only has he abused races (Mexican rapists), religions (ban on Muslims) and genders (women to be grabbed by the pussy), he's also entirely and totally unqualified for office, has no idea how the Presidency works, and is a walking international relations liability.
He now represents a political party that controls the Presidency, the House and Senate. That will nominate a number of Supreme Court nominees who will most likely overturn judgements on gay marriage and abortion rights.
So, gee, I guess I can see why some people might feel slight discomfort at any or all of that.
Why wouldn't I? I want the best standard of living for myself and my family, with the best opportunities. Why would I stay somewhere that acts counter to that?
US is built on the brain drain from Europe(post ww2), India, Eastern Europe and other countries. Making it hostile for minorities and immigrants will cause the reversal of this.
>Because good ol' USA literally just elected a fascist.
As of right now the counts are showing a plurality of voters selected Clinton. What chose Trump is our antiquated election system that weighs rural voters more per capita.
I'm no Clinton supporter--I despise the woman--but if I didn't live in NYC I'd have voted for her. I didn't bother because the system is set up so any extra votes in NY don't matter.
If I were a Trump supporter I'd stay home for similar reasons.
There are a lot of objective parallels between the rise of Hitler and Trump. When people are comparing him with a facist it's not because they think that tomorrow he will build concentration camps but that he uses the same rhetoric.
Hell in big lines you can compare the arguments that a Hitler used to get in power against that of a Trump and see the same stuff popping up again and again.
Against the elite, the fault of a specific group, talking about deportations, bringing jobs back lost also by foreigners, inward views, derogatory views against foreign countries,... . The list goes on.
We should respect the choice Americans make but when the world is reacting anxious it's about more than simple cliches.
I'm getting slightly tired of the gaslighting on HN. Trump is not a fascist because of a difference of opinion. He's a fascist because he's a fascist. Sexual assault is also not a difference of opinion, it's a crime.
So far as I know there isn't any outstanding warrant for him and he's not sequestered in an embassy --so I'm a bit surprised by this since I didn't see the same reaction. You see when someone in the community is accused it's easy to defend them, and it's also easy to accuse someone when we dislike them.
The word 'fascist' is not the same as 'Hitler'. They're not the same thing. Fascism is an ideology that mixes corporatism with authoritarianism.
From wikipedia:
"Fascists believe that liberal democracy is obsolete, and they regard the complete mobilization of society under a totalitarian one-party state as necessary to prepare a nation for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties.[7] Such a state is led by a strong leader—such as a dictator and a martial government composed of the members of the governing fascist party—to forge national unity and maintain a stable and orderly society.[7] Fascism rejects assertions that violence is automatically negative in nature, and views political violence, war, and imperialism as means that can achieve national rejuvenation.[8][9][10][11] Fascists advocate a mixed economy, with the principal goal of achieving autarky through protectionist and interventionist economic policies.[12]"
Being a fascist doesn't mean there will automatically be warrant out for you, or that you have committed some sort of genocide.
While I am not a trump supporter OP's comment really makes sense.
And the funniest thing here is people should be celebrating this win becuase the way I see it, this is a win for democracy. The DNC took away the win from someone who the people wanted, they worked against the people and put someone up who the people did not trust or agree with. And at the end of the day the person the people trusted more won.
I might not agree with trump on everything especially his racist comments, but I do agree with an underdog powered by the people.
Bernie lost the primary fair and square. It wasn't a few thousand vote difference it was millions. Bernie was himself flawed since he had nothing to offer other than his tired 'banks are bad' speech. That's why he lost.
Blaming the DNC is just being intellectually lazy. The real issue is that there are a large group of the community who aren't benefiting from prosperity. And they turned out in droves. Democrats need to have an answer to their concerns.
Bernie lost the primary fair and square. He was basically an unknown when he started. More Dems voted for Hillary. I voted for Bernie. He did a lot better than I ever thought he would. He was a progressive in a center left party.
Or Trump won because he used the old populist/xenophobic playbook promising simplistic solutions, that right-wing populist politicians have been peddling for decades.
Why are you guys throwing in the towel at the slightest discomfort?.