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Adam Sanderson's avatar

This is one of, if not the best take I’ve heard about this election. You couldn’t have summed up the situation more clearly.

As an Australian, it’s painful to look at the state of American politics. Every developed country has universal healthcare, paid maternity leave, and more than 2 weeks vacation. USA has none of this. The federal minimum wage is still $7.25 after 15 years.

Lower and middle class Americans have been getting fucked over the past 40 years. But the Democrats have been fucking them over less. They still take some small strides in the right direction. America needs more radical change, but the solution is not a criminal billionaire shaking things up to benefit him and his friends.

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Gregory Gravelle's avatar

This isnt really a hot take, it’s just spitting facts (with some bias) hahaha

Good take. Thanks for breaking down the history of it all.

I think you’re right. People will vote for anything other than the status quo unless they like how things are going or worship their party like a god.

I do think the media has drastically blown Trump out of proportion making him appear worse than all the other presidents. But it’s only because he says things specifically to get attention—even if it’s bad attention. Trump Derangement Syndrome is real; both with people praising him like a god and condemning him like he’s Satan. But the reality is that he’s just a normal rich guy with basic goals and desires who has a complete lack of a filter + some kind of ego driven personality disorder. He’s in over his head but going for it anyways. In many ways, I think he’s relatable to normal working people like my dad. Oh well. Enjoy the ride 😀

As a side note, I think many people on the left are so disgusted with him particularly because of what you said in a previous post about him being the archetypal “shadow” of America. People can’t reconcile with their own inner shadow which appeals to his grotesque rhetoric, greed, etc…. The left had had an air of ‘moral superiority’ which alienates millions of people just as some religious people do and have done throughout history.

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