Funny how Trump suddenly looked more grey and less orange at his acceptance speech. Almost as though he was changing roles from the bigoted moron it took to get elected to (hopefully) a statesman persona.
Well, Trump won. I haven't seen his most recent speech but I suspect the rhetoric will diminish in tone towards a rather more conciliatory nature to a point. Democracy may have been served, but I think the concerning thing about his campaign has been the blatant and persistent use of outlandish claims without any need for supporting evidence, the demonising of certain sections of the community in a simplistic populist package, short on content or basic human decency. It sets an alarming precedent and paves the way for more of the same and possibly worse later on. That's the view from rainy Maidstone anyway.
So why are we getting surprise (to many) results. I thought it could well happen. The wife thought I was speaking rubbish. Why's it going the other way to what some on here were sure would happen?
I'll tell you why, because huge amounts of people hold opposing views to you, but you speak intellectually and can put your point across well and you speak with such a condescending and patronising nature, that is it any wonder people are slow In coming forward with their true (opposing) views?
For what's it's worth I'm neither Americam or live out there so don't consider I know or feel nearly enough to contribute to the debate on here.
I think it was Greenie a while back who said every Anerican he knows was voting Trump. Now rather than contemplate the effect of that being extrapolated across the country, you could almost hear the collective thought of many being along the lines of "oh what a surprise, his friends are racist like him too - they will be a big minority, how could they possibly not be".
Nope, gonna stick by the advice a wise old man once gave me, have your own thoughts and beliefs but don't get involved in political or religious debates.
It's not even close at the end of it all. He's won by loads, that map is all red. It's only her winning California which accounted for 55 of her 218 so far that's made it even slightly respectable.
Conclusion - the Americans haven't voted for Trump. They've voted against Clinton.
It's not even close at the end of it all. He's won by loads, that map is all red. It's only her winning California which accounted for 55 of her 218 so far that's made it even slightly respectable.
Conclusion - the Americans haven't voted for Trump. They've voted against Clinton.
They've voted for change, they feel totally let down by the establishment
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I haven't seen his most recent speech but I suspect the rhetoric will diminish in tone towards a rather more conciliatory nature to a point.
Democracy may have been served, but I think the concerning thing about his campaign has been the blatant and persistent use of outlandish claims without any need for supporting evidence, the demonising of certain sections of the community in a simplistic populist package, short on content or basic human decency.
It sets an alarming precedent and paves the way for more of the same and possibly worse later on.
That's the view from rainy Maidstone anyway.
Lol my image uploader is wigging out and won't let me delete
I'll tell you why, because huge amounts of people hold opposing views to you, but you speak intellectually and can put your point across well and you speak with such a condescending and patronising nature, that is it any wonder people are slow In coming forward with their true (opposing) views?
For what's it's worth I'm neither Americam or live out there so don't consider I know or feel nearly enough to contribute to the debate on here.
I think it was Greenie a while back who said every Anerican he knows was voting Trump. Now rather than contemplate the effect of that being extrapolated across the country, you could almost hear the collective thought of many being along the lines of "oh what a surprise, his friends are racist like him too - they will be a big minority, how could they possibly not be".
Just like Brexit - not a surprise.
Good entertainment though, carry on everybody.
Conclusion - the Americans haven't voted for Trump. They've voted against Clinton.