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War  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pope Francis Vs Donald Trump

Pope Francis is a cool guy. I remember reading about his upbringing and it was interesting that he started out really radical and was actually exiled before completely reforming his belief.

The contrast is so sharp it honestly makes me even more disgusted with the state of our political system. Seriously, elections in the U.S. are beginning to devolve into a reality show. People say he is just a candidate and he is never going to win, but it doesn't matter if he wins. His ideals were accepted and celebrated no matter how little. I feel slightly ashamed to be studying Political Science because of Donald Trump...





WanderingEng  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    People say he is just a candidate and he is never going to win

What scares me is people said similar things about George Bush in 2000. I remember a Daily Show joke ahead of the Republican National Convention that went "we nominated him as a joke, and it just took on a life of its own." A trait that seems to make Trump unelectable to some of us endears him to some voters. Apparently it's a fairly large block of voters.

War  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If Trump became the president of the United States I would probably consider leaving the country.

WanderingEng  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I looked at it during the Bush presidency. My conclusion was I'd qualify for immigrating to Canada if I had a job offer. At least back then there was a points system. Having a college degree in a technical field was enough for me to qualify. Even still it wouldn't be easy. Moving to Portland might be easier and comforting to a degree.

lil  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wait until the next Canadian election before you move here. If Step-Hen Harper gets in again, you might prefer Portland. I hear there's good coffee there cgod

tehstone  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Portland certainly seems a nice oasis among the crazy. Seattle is too, but to a lesser extent. The "libertarian" Amazonians here are nearly as bad as the "bleeding hearts" who complain about them.

War  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The only reason I say that is because I'm hispanic (little bit of eastern European, but negligible). If Donald Trmup was voted into office off of the policy he holds on immigration, to me that states that there are large enough groups in the U.S. that really don't like Hispanic people. It would warrant at least a search for better alternatives.

user-inactivated  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  
thenewgreen  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The best was when conservatives said that if obamacare was instituted they'd move to Canada.

lil  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The Link:

War  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would never push myself to absolutes like that. The "probably" and "consider" are there for a reason haha

Gumbo  ·  3373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The political scene has been a reality show for quite a while now; ever since people became career politicians instead of taking a few years out of their lives and careers to speak for their portion of a nation.

ArtemusBlank  ·  3372 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If Trump gets elected, I see it as America wanting to see what would happen if it elected an actual Reality TV Star as President. Trump would truly be President TV. I know the political scene has become one big reality tv show in recent years but it seems to be getting more and more outrageous. Before at least politicians pretended to be politicans. Now it seems like no one is wearing masks anymore.

briandmyers  ·  3370 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Government is the Entertainment division of the military-industrial complex.

- Frank Zappa