RickD wrote:And then look at the up side from trump. If he does any of the things he says, he will be an infinitely better president than Hitlery.
And if he does most of what he says, he may end up being a great president. Despite all his negatives.
Calling her "Hitlery" is ridiculously hyperbolic. Obama and Clinton aren't fascist in any way. If you want to make comparisons with Hitler then the Donald is a much better option. He's the one pushing a xenophobic, nationalist, racist agenda. Clinton is a pretty typical American centrist, just like Obama.
As far as Trump doing the things he says he will...
The Muslim ban is unconstitutional, lacks the support of either the Democrats or the Republicans in Congress, and is a complete non-starter.
The Wall is a joke. It's pretty much pointless, Mexico will never pay for it, it will never be build.
Starting a trade war with China would be economically disastrous for the world as a whole, but I suppose he might do it anyway. Hopefully he'd consult with someone other than himself and think better of it.
Using the threat of abandoning the Pacific to China to extort cash from Japan and South Korea is the kind of thing that the short-sighted dictator of a rogue state might do. Hopefully he'd think better of it. If not then he'd destabilize the world for a quick buck.
I suppose that backing out of our free trade agreements and putting tariffs on foreign imports might help American companies that do most business within the US, but it would also cripple American companies involved in international business while simultaneously raising the price on consumer goods in the US. Seems like that would cause a recession, cost Trump a second term, and give the White House to either a Democrat or a real Republican, either of whom would look to reestablish the free trade agreements. No upside there...
Lowering corporate taxes? That might help a bit, but the fact is most of the jobs that went to China, India, and so forth aren't coming back.
Did I miss any?
