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Topic	the majority of Republicans approve of the way trump handled Helsinki summit
ElatedVenusaur 07/19/18 11:43:27 AM #21:	SideshowBob311 posted... Aye posted... SideshowBob311 posted... Darkman124 posted... the 1/3 independent support is what truly astounds me that republicans are generally either morons or single-issue voters (ie libertarians) willing to make a deal with the idiot devil to achieve their policy goals is no surprise to me 2016 was not an easy election for conservatives. You either had to side with someone who would advance your causes but was a dangerously unqualified idiot....or side with a qualified, competent politician who would most likely make numerous choices you disagreed with. Thankfully I live in Chicago, so my vote doesn't count for a damn thing. Do you personally feel like the "right" choice was made? I honestly don't know. While he's clearly a screeching halfwit that I wouldn't trust to run a 7-11, let alone a major world power....he'll be gone in two more years and we'll have a solidly conservative supreme court for several decades. Damaged foreign relations can be pretty easily repaired by the next administration, tariffs can be repealed or scaled down to acceptable levels. I think as long as America can escape the Trump administration without any long-term damage, then yeah I'm happy with the choice. The problem is that there's no reason to believe this couldn't happen again. The weakness and instability of our democracy has been exposed. The extent of the decay is bad, and reversing it will take a lot of bold policy. It's perfectly believable to me that the Democrats could end up successfully quashing their progressive/socialist wing and delivering essentially a repeat of Clinton/Obama presidencies where the Republicans quickly recapture the House and Senate and we basically end right back here. It really can't be emphasized enough how damaging the fact that you can no longer trust American diplomacy beyond a particular president's term. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:905353558] in the majori... [t:76821873]...</cite> <quote><cite>SideshowBob311 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Aye posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SideshowBob311 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Darkman124 posted...</cite> <quote>the 1/3 independent support is what truly astounds me that republicans are generally either morons or single-issue voters (ie libertarians) willing to make a deal with the idiot devil to achieve their policy goals is no surprise to me</quote> 2016 was not an easy election for conservatives. You either had to side with someone who would advance your causes but was a dangerously unqualified idiot....or side with a qualified, competent politician who would most likely make numerous choices you disagreed with. Thankfully I live in Chicago, so my vote doesn't count for a damn thing.</quote> Do you personally feel like the "right" choice was made?</quote> I honestly don't know. While he's clearly a screeching halfwit that I wouldn't trust to run a 7-11, let alone a major world power....he'll be gone in two more years and we'll have a solidly conservative supreme court for several decades. Damaged foreign relations can be pretty easily repaired by the next administration, tariffs can be repealed or scaled down to acceptable levels. I think as long as America can escape the Trump administration without any long-term damage, then yeah I'm happy with the choice.</quote> The problem is that there's no reason to believe this couldn't happen again. The weakness and instability of our democracy has been exposed. The extent of the decay is bad, and reversing it will take a lot of bold policy. It's perfectly believable to me that the Democrats could end up successfully quashing their progressive/socialist wing and delivering essentially a repeat of Clinton/Obama presidencies where the Republicans quickly recapture the House and Senate and we basically end right back here. It really can't be emphasized enough how damaging the fact that you can no longer trust American diplomacy beyond a particular president's term.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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