I am primarily a liberal, in that I believe in liberal social principles and the importance of a strong government that creates and enforces laws to help create and maintain a fair and just society. However, I am also in favor of individual freedom, as long as it doesn't cause harm to others. I am a strong supporter of the second amendment, and yet I also believe in implementing thorough background checks and limiting access to large capacity magazines. My point is that I, like I think many people, am not one hundred percent on one side or the other on every issue.
I am not happy with our current president either, but not for the reasons most people subscribe to. I think the biggest failure of the current administration is not ever finding a way to substantially punish anybody for the near collapse of our economy. Let's face it, there was collusion between multiple specific individuals at the ratings agencies involved and the bond traders and brokerages that created and dealt in fraudulent investments. The inability of the current administration to bring charges and prosecute any specific individuals is absolutely criminal in and of itself.
My point is, that as much as I see another Clinton presidency as a continuation of the status quo, which is pretty awful, I'll take four years of that over the potential horrors of a trump presidency. I fear that four years of trump could run our country into the ground in ways that most people can't even fathom. He could substantially damage relations between our country and most, if not all, of our allies. Worse yet, he appears poised, and likely, to escalate racial, ethnic and religious tensions to the point of near civil war. Also, don't kid yourselves, there are still plenty of people out there, some of them high level politicians and military strategists, who believe it is possible to "win" in a limited nuclear arms exchange scenario. Trump strikes me as one who might be led to subscribe to this type of theory. In his zeal to make sure he is being as politically incorrect as possible he might just be the one to bring about total global destruction. I know, most people think this is extreme thinking and highly unlikely, but I would argue that just twenty years ago a great deal of what has transpired in politics and world events would have been considered pretty far fetched.
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