How did Donald Trump Win?

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ghost

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The fringe left took the whole thought & language policing, and SJW stuff and demonizing everyone else too far, and this is the result...

Congratulations to all the loudmouth social justice warriors, and college universities bowing to their wills, and media organization parroting their message to everyone in America, you are responsible for Trump being the new president. Pat yourselves on the back! :lol:
 
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HellsWindStaff

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Gonna try to address a few points, long post I rather address everything on my mind at once:


so it sounds like you are saying that you (and many others) actually believe Trump's campaign promises. that hadn't occurred to me. I have a blind spot for credulity.

there is certainly need for great change, I don't deny that at all. that need is what his campaign was able to tap into and harness, largely through the use of memes, hyperbole, and propaganda. it's not a novel idea

It's not a novel idea at all, tapping into the will of the nation. Weird how the career politician couldn't figure that out....

And, Hillary Cilnton's campaign, was also based on hyperbole and propaganda (is not every election?). Trump accusers have all been withdrawing their claims, and this was before president. Yet, that was touted and touted and touted.

Sounds like the Clinton supporters had a blind spot for credulity and lapped up every "Trump is evil" campaign she threw out. Too much buying into the propaganda. Coupled with the fact that you bought everything churned out by media sources that were in Clinton's pocket; sources who are known to be hyperbolic and with evidence of clear bias for Clinton......lapped up that propaganda. And it clearly was propaganda you lapped up, because everything you read said would happen, didn't.

I say that to make this point:

That comment, "I have a blind spot for credulity" reinforces again everything I said...Credulity means being too eager to believe, being gullible. (which I'm sure you know because you chose to use that word) So, Me and many others who believe things about Trumps campaign, we're too eager to buy into what he's selling? We're gullible? In the words of the statement I quoted in my previous post:

"You lied about polls and when we saw through it you called us paranoid. You lied about crime committed and called us paranoid. You lied about the medical status of a public figure, for fuck’s sake, and called us paranoid. Yet time after time when we were right, you just said “A broken clock is right twice a day!”

No.

Fuck you. This happened because we are so goddamn sick of you. We are so goddamn sick of not being heard. We are tired of being brushed off when we speak, so we don’t speak often. The Silent Majority."

This also relates to my OP comment about how I hoped the liberal tactic of driving wedges continued (past tense) til the election as it will push people to Trump's side, and somehow, that gets construed as me being the bad guy....I pointed out what your side did, and how they failed, but "it says a lot about me" that I hoped their failing tactics would continue during the election. I wasn't the one driving wedges. The people I supported Trump with, weren't driving wedges. The left did that, and they failed, BIGLY, because of it. That comment reeked of sanctimony, as did yours about not buying into credulity. 50 million people are not gullible & that air of superiority is exactly why you lost.

Exactly how sure are you that he is as good as he claims to be?

We're not. I'm not at least. But, that gamble was a gamble I was willing to take. I didn't share the belief that the world would end and the US would loss progressive freedoms. I don't think abortion or gay marriage for instance, are going to now become illegal. We aren't going to take steps backward, too much public outcry against that stuff. But, I was not for the "steps forward" Clinton was going to take us and I genuinely agreed with the idea of Trump and what he represented. The change. Drain the Swamp.

And, he absolutely is going to have his feet held to the fire and if he does not deliver on MAGA, then I will be first to admit that as well. I'm not going to give him a pass because he was the candidate I wanted. One thing I've been fairly consistent on in all my posts across damn near all threads is an extreme distaste for hypocrisy and liars. I hold him to that. I think you guys will be surprised though and I do think he will make America booming. Stocks already trending up. I'm looking to invest some money into American Manufacturing as I do think it will surge.

But, since a libtard wants to be rated for his/her good intentions, versus actual results, they leave these activities with a feeling of success "because they have raised awareness" or "let their voices be heard.".......

Because conservatives take responsibility for themselves and their children, have real jobs, under gird the economy, and value their time, their counter protesting is often negligible.

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A snowflake is a younger libtard, they feel they are even more entitled, often being "triggered" by opposing view points, sometimes violently. They believe in free speech, as long as it's speech that they agree with. If they do not agree, they will become so enraged, they will attempt to literally drown out the speech with noises and or chants.

I don't actually disagree with this, I've said before Liberal's PoV (not all but in general) is ideological with ideas good on paper but no realism. And I've also said before that I felt the KEY difference between left and right leaning people is the idea of personal responsibility.

Don't go low, we go high :) Calling liberals, libtards, only is stooping to their level of name-calling. We don't need to use the Rules of Radicals and namecall when we disagree, just give the facts and you will know you "won" when they can't retort with facts and instead throw insults/attacks. But don't take the bait because as soon as you insult them with that, you are now the bad guy.

But, I am also curious between the homosexual/pedophilic "link" . Coming from a guy who believes very little in PC Culture and coddling everyone, that does come across at face value as ignorant. Not saying you're a bad guy for saying that, but I'd like to hear how you reached that perspective.

This was not an uneducated, white man voting pattern either. If so, how does that account for the fact that a higher percentage of Latinos voted for Trump than Romney in 2012. A higher percentage of African Americans. A higher percentage of young people. A higher percentage of educated women, and almost as high a percentage of women in general. (On the flipside, will Democrats have a hard look internally after this election, considering Hillary Clinton had a lower percentage of each of these groups than President Obama did in 2012?)"

100% This. Great post and points.

The hatred skyrocket with some of the republicans when a black man was voted as president 8 years ago. Trump has been fueling hate filled speeches and rallies. It only spured on more hate and division. Now he's been voted into office as president. Can you blame people for being afraid and angry? It's any wonder people are protesting in the streets.

If Hillary would have been voted in, the other side would be protesting in the streets to "lock her up". Or she needs to be executed. Trump owes American an apology for assaulting our hearing for the past 18 months with all the hatred.

I disagree on a few points here. There was no riots in the streets after Obama 08, 12 or after Clinton won so based on history, I'm gonna have to disagree that they would be out causing a disturbance. (The joke I've seen is that Republicans, we're at work :lol: ) Trump was not fueling hate speeches or rallies. It's been proven a few times over that the DNC sent people to cause disturbances at Trump rallies. The guy who was "Republicans Against Trump" last weekend he's one of these birddoggers. He yells gun so media can get the narrative of Trump supporters jumping on this guy with "Republicans against Trump" sign, but they really just botched the whole thing up. Aaron Black, who organized these birddoggers, has already been spotted at the "anti Trump rallies" following his presidency.

The Trump supporters I know are basically all encompassing people who don't care about your race and aren't inciting violence and fear (I know blacks, whites, women, latinos, gays, etc, so all encompassing with regards to who Trump supporters are too). Coupled with the facts that we know HC was paying people specifically to incite fear and violence, I have to disagree that Repubs would be on street and that they promote hatred. Factually, HC broke FEC violations and is guilty of the crime of "inciting violence/riots/etc" that many of you said Trump is guilty of. We are talking about the same people. The people rioting at Trump rallies who you guys thought should get Trump locked up, those were Clinton supporters paid to go drive a wedge and cause animosity and disturbances.
(I am aware this sounds "Reichwing conspiracy" and that I have my tinfoil hat on, but please just look up a bit on the bird dogging and you'll see what I'm talking about)

@Stevenski agree 100% , and I wonder when MSM will update the EC count to show the landslide that was Trump, because by god it was a landslide. I saw people talking CALEXIT. Imagine how big of a landslide it would of been if they were actually gone and she didn't get those 55. :lol:

All in all though across the thread GREAT PERSPECTIVES and thanks for sharing, I hope this can continue.
 
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CarolKing

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To be honest none of us have a crystal ball telling us how a Trump presidency will work out. We can only go by what the person has been telling the voter for 18 months. He said he wanted a conservative Supreme Court that would double down on some of the rights that we have had for the past 45 years.

He wants Rudy Giuliani as important part of his cabinet. That tells me a great deal right there. What about Steve Bannon? :evil:Newt Gingrich?

I don't advocate violence and I call for peaceful protests. I don't agree with rioting but I understand how they are feeling. That doesn't make it OK if folks are getting hurt. Our voices is all we have. Yes Trump did have hate filled speeches. He's on fucking video saying it. I'm not talking about the followers that were at his debates I'm talking about just what Trump said.

I'm waiting for an apology to the country from Trump. As @lwien said that would go a long way helping to soothes people's fears. That's what a good president does.

Even the comedians have a lot of anxiety over a Trump presidency. I think most of us feel that way.

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@HellsWindStaff you and I have different memories when Obama became president. We didn't have the extent of the rioting in the streets that we are seeing now because Obama was a different candidate.

Plenty of the disgruntled Republican voters were saying horrible things about Obama from day one and it never stopped. Trump fueled the fire talking about how illegitimate our president was. I personally had never heard such insulting, hateful words regarding a president. It really lowered the bar as we saw in the election. Now we see what's going on now.

Also the DNC let all the democrats down. They have a lot to be accountable for. I think we can all agree on that one.

Maybe next time we can get it right. Don't get too complacent - that's how Trump happened.

Trump will have to prove himself among the American people. We will see what his actions and words tell us.
 
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lwien

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Donald J. TrumpVerified account‏@realDonaldTrump
Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!
6:19 PM - 10 Nov 2016

Man-baby........ "It's not fair !!!"

This is what we got folks. Rather than thinking what is best for the country, we have a President who screams that it's not fair when he gets his feelings hurt. Childish to say the least.

His first tweet as Prez-Elect could have gone the line of, "I understand your frustration. Half the country feels that they have lost in this election and they are hurt and frustrated and scared but I am here to tell you that I totally understand that and that I must EARN your respect and I plan to do exactly that. Give me a chance to prove to you that I can be a President that you are proud of. Protesting is a constitutional right in our great country and I support your right to protest but please, let's keep it peaceful."

But rather than doing that, he screams that it's unfair. WTF ?!?!?

Then he sends out a second tweet stating:

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 4h4 hours ago
Love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud!

Which completely contradicts his first tweet. An impulsive man-baby. God help us.....

I really do want to give this idiot a chance but his very first tweet as prez-elect dashed my hopes.

Empathy, Mr. Trump. Empathy. You MUST learn how to do that to be an effective president.

And to the Trump supporters who will state that he's never been a politician before and that he needs to learn how to be presidential. To that I say.......bullshit. I've never been in politics either but I sure as hell would have known what to say and what not to say.

His very first public communication as president elect was an opportunity for him to be presidential and put forth the effort to heal this country but rather than do that, he totally squandered it by yelling............"It's not fair.". :doh:
 
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ghost

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I think something to take away from this election, that a lot of people have been saying for a long time already, is that most of these polls are complete manufactured made up fake bullshit that is only meant as a means to attempt to sway public opinion.
 

Trypsy Summers

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Trump won because

Clinton was a liar!
Clinton stabbed Sanders in the back
Clinton was a warmonger

Trump won because of Clinton -period, Sanders would've crushed him...!:nod:

As a neutral (totally unbiased) observer, I see Trump for what he is and what he represents - Business, The Corporate man!! So I know he ain't got the real person in mind, he will look to serve the industrial complex - which he firmly represents. If you are a money/material person who functions within the corporate world, then Trump will definitely be for you! One thing I noted, he always made a point of saying "I'm a business man" so he ain't hiding that fact, what he has twigged, is that the vast majority
of people don't understand grammar, so they apply their logic to what they think is being said, and sadly for them -that is just not the case! 'A Business man', that means many things to many people, but just do some research into the real meaning!:sherlock:

All the stuff about racism, sexism, etc doesn't matter, not if you're in the Corporate club, cos wealth ain't all that prejudicial against wealth, the fucks who moan about all that shit are the poor and the underclass, in the main, and those who are just shit scared that any day now, they could be next! However, that ain't the case if you have your 'stacks' and you are actually in (the corporate loop)!
Cos if that's the case, then all the complaints about Trump isn't gonna phase you, because above all things, he's a pragmatist!!

Yeah you might think I'm talking shit, but look at the way how him and the outgoing president were performing in the White House the other day, they were as cordial as fuck!! So it goes to show, all the the hate they generate, is to keep the sheeple in fear -and as we all know, fear is a pretty persuasive method of control, indeed the only stronger method is love!

That's how Trump won...

Over here in the UK, we've got Brexit (not that I'm interested) :rolleyes:
However, I'm like WTF at what is unfolding, in the first instance since the vote, fuck all has happened, no triggering of Article50 (or whatever it is) but prices are being hiked - How the fuck does that work, last I heard some fuck has gone to the high court to get a decision that MP's have to vote on it before exit is commenced, What the fuck! If that doesn't show you the fucking nonsense what's going on then -ignorance really is bliss!:zzz:

lets just leave it at that.....


Yeah I'm saying!!!!

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Scott A

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The funniest thing is the left grasping at straws trying to figure out how they lost when the answer is right in front of their faces. When you run a candidate as bad Clinton you leave the door open for a candidate as bad as Trump to win.
 

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......with all due respect...I simply do not understand this left you are talking about...because it's not the democrats...and it's certainly not billary...
Obama deported more immigrants than bush...NOTE...deportation is NOT a left policy..
Bill Clinton incarcerated more blacks than Reagan ...NOTE..incarceration of oppressed people is NOT a leftist policy...
 

jim-bob

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Yeah, the concept of a monolithic "the left" represented by the democratic party is pretty laughable. The candidate they ran was to the right of Nixon.

I still voted for her because I'm not into overturning Roe v Wade or deporting people en masse, but as an old lefty, believe me, i wasn't thrilled.
 

Scott A

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......with all due respect...I simply do not understand this left you are talking about...because it's not the democrats...and it's certainly not billary...
Denying... that... the... democrats... and... Hillary...are... part...of...the...Left...in... America... makes... you... look... like... a... fool....
 
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Yeah, the concept of a monolithic "the left" represented by the democratic party is pretty laughable. The candidate they ran was to the right of Nixon.

I still voted for her because I'm not into overturning Roe v Wade or deporting people en masse, but as an old lefty, believe me, i wasn't thrilled.
To the right of Nixon? I guess if we are just going to say outlandish things I might as well declare the sky is neon green and grass is made of fire.
 
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@Scott A You will get this thread shut down if you continue to name call. That's what happened to the other thread. Some of us like to discuss issues in our little corner of the world. Please don't ruin it for the rest.

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I hope Trump can bring jobs back to depressed areas. I don't wish failure. We want affordable healthcare for all. It should be a right as an American. We want a strong country but we want our children to not feel afraid of a president. We have seen some pretty awful stuff coming from this man.

Trump has a lot to prove. Maybe he will turn out to be a great president. Only time will tell. A president can't get into twitter battles with people. That needs to stop or he won't be treated seriously.

He talked about helping with the opioid problem in this country in several speeches, I would like to see him follow through with that. It's been devasting all across America.

It will be interesting how SNL handles the election this week. We really need some humor. Try to watch Stephen Colbert. He has been dissing both candidate during the whole campaign. He took the election really hard. I will definitely be watching Real Time tonight.
 
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Some of you are painting with extremely broad brushes. Name-calling won't be tolerated here. If people cannot maintain respect for each other, this thread will be closed. There are many forums dedicated to politics. This one is dedicated to vapourizing cannabis. We allow off-topic fun in the Lounge. The key word here is fun.
 
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...don't shut down because of me..lol...I've been called names my whole life..comes with the territory.
If... it...comes...with...the... territory...you...should...really...do...some...soul...searching...and...figure...out...why...maybe...its...becuause... of...your...actions...
 
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...don't shut down because of me..lol...I've been called names my whole life..comes with the territory.

Our prime rule, which all of you agreed to follow when you registered, is Be Nice:
  • All members must be treated in a respectful and adult manner. All members should respect and adhere to the promotion of harmony within the community. Do not attempt to disrupt the community in any way.
Labeling a group of people whose beliefs and behaviours you don't like with an insulting name is a blatant violation of that rule. It doesn't matter if you don't mind.
 

Msek

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A half a million or so dead Syrians probably wish we would have given,
"peace a chance" Sooner
So tired of an economy based on war profiteering.

Anyway changes are already afoot, time will tell. (9 minutes long)
TPP/NAFTA

Edit to add: appreciative of the knowledge gained from the forum after 30+ years break of not partaking, thanks a bunch.

The election is over and many new forumites should soon arrive looking for y'alls:
help, love, insight...
 
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Must really suck to be a liberal in the U.S. given that we had Grandma Nixon ,who is apparently further to the right than Nixon him self, run and you dont even have a major party that represents you anymore because apparently the dems dont lean left anymore. Im not sure if this means you think the Dems lean right now or if you just now consider them to be in the center but either way doesnt really matter.

As an independent I guess all I can say is welcome to the disenfranchisement my brothers.
 
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