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How is Trump the cure for any of that?
He isn't.
He's a collectively shouted "fuck you" to the American political establishment.
He's the result of a system that made peaceful protest toothless and brings the hammer down on anyone trying to enact change through direct action.
His voters used the only means they have to slap the political old guard (of both parties) in the face, and enjoy their desperation for a while. They didn't feel like they had much to lose anyway.
Ah yes, I feel I can no longer peacefully protest so I think I’ll just standby and do nothing so a guy who thinks protesters should be shot or deported can take the reins. That’ll show ‘em!
I don't know if you noticed, but electing Trump wasn't a measured, logical, sensible decision.
Criticising how Trump's policies don't improve his voters' outlook is already missing the point entirely.
He isn't, but if you want something different from the same establishment bullshit that we've had for decades, he's the only option.
If you're on the right, you have the populist/fascist asshole you've always wanted.
If you're on the left, you either vote for neoliberalism to protect yourself from fascism, or you don't vote at all.
This time around, the left chose the latter. We're fucking tired, and it's the Dems that wore us out by never listening to a single fucking thing we asked for.
“I got tired of the system so I decided to let it burn down and take the lives of millions with it”
But yes, you’re justified in your non participation because you didn’t actively vote for him, you just enabled his people to hand the control to a madman because you got tired of trying.
OP isn't talking about himself. He's talking about why so many libs sat it out.