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  1. Matt Matt

    Also: I hate Donald Trump as much as the next guy, but if he gets elected, you'll be excited, won't you? Just a little bit. Not in a "YEAH MAN DONALD TRUMP" sort of way, but in a "this is new and scary but I'm morbidly curious, let's see what happens" sort of way.

    Saturday, 16-Jul-16 01:24:58 UTC from web
    1. Zenneth Zenneth

      @mrmattimation my personal hope is that he Fluffle Puffs up so bad that there's a world-wide change in democracy that makes it so that you have to have a average or above IQ to be able to vote or be involved in politics in general
      mb also preventing people over 60 voting over things that will take over 4 years to fully realize, but this one looks less feasible

      Saturday, 16-Jul-16 01:29:57 UTC from web
    2. m14brony m14brony

      @mrmattimation There is no fundamental difference between him and Hillary. He is more unpredictable and demagogic, but we are talking about someone with a history of opportunism (he claimed to be pro-life and in favor of universal healthcare in the past). Trump is simply pandering to the most backward sections of the working class with his anti-immigrant rhetoric and such (he probably doesn't even believe a good deal of what he is saying, and even if he believed it, it wouldn't get congressional approval). I am also convinced Trump's appeal would melt away when he ended up failing to improve living standards.

      Saturday, 16-Jul-16 02:09:10 UTC from web
    3. m14brony m14brony

      @mrmattimation There would also possibly be a silver lining in that a Trump victory could push Muslims and Hispanics further to the left. :)

      Saturday, 16-Jul-16 02:14:41 UTC from web
      1. Matt Matt

        @m14brony I think Trump is one of the only things that makes a Hispanic man vote democrat, we tend to vote further right than left. For some reason.

        Saturday, 16-Jul-16 02:32:49 UTC from web
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          moonman moonman

          @mrmattimation @m14brony I was liveblogging from a Tucson Trump rally and saw quite a few Latinos, fwiw.

          Saturday, 16-Jul-16 02:34:57 UTC from shitposter.club
        2. m14brony m14brony

          @mrmattimation Hispanics typically come from a culturally conservative background, but it seems the xenophobia, if not outright racism, of many Republicans, forces them to the left at times.

          Saturday, 16-Jul-16 03:46:12 UTC from web