Originally posted by whodey
So he is selling fear?
How does "the Donald" then differ from people like Hillary and the left that are selling fear regarding "the Donald" and such things as global warming?
I'm sorry, was that what you took from my post???
Have you learned to read properly yet?
Trump is selling VIOLENCE, and pandering to fears. In this case fears of overblown, non-existent,
or misidentified threats.
Firstly, fears about Islam and immigrants are massively overblown, they do not pose anything
remotely resembling a serious threat that warrants the kind of violent response he advocates.
This fear has been created and stoked by conservative media [like Fox News] and is blown way
way way out of proportion with the scale of the threat. You are more likely to be killed by the
cops than a terrorist in the USA, and if you are killed by a terrorist its most likely going to be
a Christian white male who kills you and not a Muslim extremest. And all those threats pale
into insignificance next to the risks of being killed in a car crash, or from atmospheric pollution
from transport industry and power generation wich kill tens of thousands annually.
And those risks pale next to the odds of dying from a heart attack from eating to many twinkies
and drinking to much cola.
It's certainly true that the white middle and working class is suffering and loosing out financially
and that this is a genuine problem. But while Trump blames this on the Chinese, or protesters,
or liberals, or immigrants or Muslims. They are not the source of the problem.
The problem is the neo-liberal/neo-conservative free market no regulation capitalist policies that almost
all mainstream politicians [brought and paid for my big money donations made worse by the supreme
court] advocate. There are all kinds of policy changes that could help the middle and working class's
out and none of them involve penalising Muslims or 'standing up to China'.
For example, I would advocate for a 'Guaranteed living wage' that is paid to every single American
over [lets say] 18 years old. [you might have a smaller graduated run in for teenagers that starts at
a small level at say 11, and increases bit by bit till they graduate to the full thing at 18]
In addition you introduce a single payer universal free at the point of delivery healthcare system.
And a few other things like paid maternity leave and subsidised child care.
Most other benefits [probably excluding military or disabled benefits] disappear as does a whole bunch of
bureaucracy as it's very simple and easy to mail cheques out to everyone every month [or more likely
just direct debit bank accounts].
I also introduce a massive infrastructure renewal and building program to repair and upgrade the national
infrastructure, including rapid switching to carbon free electricity generation.
And I would also introduce proper regulation of industry to ensure safe and environmentally sound
practices are followed. And in addition massively increase spending on science research.
This is paid for by increases to income, inheritance, and other taxes which is perfectly doable as current
tax levels are at historic lows.
What does this do, well first off extreme poverty just disappeared as everyone now has a living income.
Secondly, some people will be able to quit working and others will be able to work less [like only
work one job instead of two]. This will cause employers to have to start to compete for workers
instead of workers having to compete for jobs, which will push up wages. It also allows those currently
unemployed who want to work a better chance of getting into the job market and gives more incentive
to do so.
Thirdly, many more people have more financial security and buying power which boosts the economy
as does the big boost to employment and economic stimulation from the massive infrastructure spending.
This makes people both actually better off and makes them feel better off.
The single payer healthcare means people are less worried about health and get better healthcare which
increases employment and happiness while also reducing business costs which also helps boost wages.
Total healthcare costs go down as the huge sums paid to insurance companies is removed from the system,
along with various efficiency gains. This will bring the USA in line with other developed countries which have
similar levels [or often better] of healthcare at a fraction of the cost.
The freedom people have given their new financial security and safety allows for more entrepreneurs to enter
the market and more small businesses to try things out and take risks knowing that they have a safety net
to prevent them falling to far if things go wrong. Which makes the economy more dynamic and helps contribute
to people feeling of wellbeing and quality of life.
The reductions in pollution along with improved healthcare increase lifespans and life quality making America
a nice place to live in and preserve nature for current and future generations to enjoy.
This is all doable, doesn't involve violence or coercion and indeed increases freedom and quality of life, and
does so for everyone without penalising any out group.
This is an example of recognising an actual problem and presenting a reasonable [although not the only] solution
to that problem.
This is the kind of thing [albeit that the democrats are much more conservative] that the democrats being a reasonable
right of centre party do. They see problems and propose solutions [with varying degrees of workability] compromising
where necessary.
The republicans, Trump in particular, are nothing remotely like that.
Vox
The difference between the Republican and Democratic parties has never been clearer
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/3/17/11254506/republican--democratic-parties-garland
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