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Ask HN: Why does everyone bash Trump? Seriously

13 pointsby vsergiuover 8 years ago
I really don&#x27;t understand what&#x27;s wrong with people. It&#x27;s crazy to see sites like this one popup https:&#x2F;&#x2F;escapethedonald.com&#x2F; . America voted, the majority want Trump as their leader, can&#x27;t you all move on ?<p>What&#x27;s the worst that it will happen to you? Probably pay less in taxes, other than that life will continue as normal.<p>I really doubt he can be worse than Bush or Obama.

10 comments

bjourneover 8 years ago
Because this is his position on global warming:<p>&quot;Well, I think the climate change is just a very, very expensive form of tax. A lot of people are making a lot of money. I know much about climate change. ... &quot; &quot;NBC News just called it the great freeze - coldest weather in years. Is our country still spending money on the GLOBAL WARMING HOAX?&quot; &quot;I don’t believe in climate change.&quot; &quot;The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.&quot;<p>The world is much more fucked than it was previously. Because with the US out, there is no way we&#x27;ll be able to reach a world-wide agreement to reduce CO2 emissions enough to not cause catastrophic climate change.
i_feel_greatover 8 years ago
Saying those things about Muslims, Mexicans and all the other dumb shit (you go Google it yourself) makes him worse than Bush or Obama.<p>But not as bad as Clinton. Those vicious wars in the Middle East continued and got worse on her watch. In fact, according to the emails leaked by Wikileaks, she actively solicited payments from the Saudi and the Qatari government whilst she was representing the US as Secretary of State. It took Putin to come in and bomb the fuck out of ISIS to turn the tide of the war. Whatever you Americans will suffer under Trump is nothing compared to what those poor people suffered.<p>You Americans should feel bad about Clinton, Trump and what your government has done, and will continue to do to the world.
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moytaover 8 years ago
The majority voted for Hillary, by 200,000 votes. Our electoral college system and the Democratic Party not controlling many states due to their own failings at state level politics is what is allowing Trump to win despite losing the popular vote.<p>There is a deep seated fear of what will happen under Trump, whether that be the banning of abortions, another bubble like under George W Bush, the destruction of trade ties with most foreign countries, etc.<p>Hell, I&#x27;m afraid tariffs caused by the destruction of NAFTA will cause me to have to replace this Canadian software product with my own in short order, and I do not have $300k and skills in HIPPA to do so. Compliance after writing it will cost $40k a year!<p>Tax wise I highly doubt my taxes will drop, if your making over 6 figures, it may be good for you (the more income you have, the more likely you will save $$$), but if you are a working stiff, expect the earned income tax credit and similar credits for the working poor to go away, and for more regressive taxes to replace lost revenue from the reduction in taxes for those that are very well off.<p>Additionally, expect all federal transit funds to disappear. No highway repairs or expansions, no federal funds to build mass transit, no investment in any infrastructure besides the wall. Cities will slowly economically strangle themselves in traffic, with no pressure relief valve (grade separated mass transit).<p>If anything, 10 million people skipped voting this election, and even if they had voted, half of people eligible to vote did not turn out to vote. If we Americans want a better government, we need to hit the streets and fight for a better country. I&#x27;ve been at one rally and one candlelight vigil already today, but I am not expecting much.
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foldrover 8 years ago
&gt;What&#x27;s the worst that it will happen to you?<p>I don&#x27;t want to make this too personal, but I notice that in another post you were talking about how you have a site which is aiming to make it easier for Latinos to get jobs in tech. And by the way, it sucks that it got such a negative reaction, but HN is a very conservative forum.<p>Trump&#x27;s policies might not have an effect on you personally. (I&#x27;m aware that the majority of Latinos in the US are citizens or green card holders and don&#x27;t have to worry about immigration rules, etc.) But I&#x27;m kind of baffled that you can&#x27;t see why Latinos in general might have something to fear from a Trump presidency. If Trump means what he says, millions of Latinos are going to be deported, including family members of US citizens.
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pcuniteover 8 years ago
&gt;&gt; Why does everyone bash Trump?<p>The media and vocal <i>politically</i> minded and linguistically astute people are bashing him. Take comfort in the quiet majority who are going back to work today and don&#x27;t have time for throwing tantrums in the streets.<p>The election outcome is based on how the Electoral Collage works. Had it been based on a pure turnout, more people would have voted. I think only 5M voted in California? That is a tiny representation. So, not everyone even cares. Just a few with soapboxes.
zimpenfishover 8 years ago
&gt; What&#x27;s the worst that it will happen to you?<p>To most people on HN? Nothing.<p>To women? Losing agency over their bodies. To black people? Losing the right to vote. To LGBTQ people? Losing a lot of rights. etc.etc.
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joeclark77over 8 years ago
Don&#x27;t discourage them. This is the &quot;see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women&quot; phase. Let the victors enjoy it for a bit longer.
probinsoover 8 years ago
He is the most public, easily trolled troll.
DefaultUserHNover 8 years ago
So much misinformation about Trump. One of the reason why it&#x27;s hard for people to understand the election result.
rwhitmanover 8 years ago
You&#x27;ll find out very soon.