[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by sexobon

^That one tickles my funny bone.^


Griff, his eyes open. I've been voting for over two score now and I've previously always voted Democrat. I'm not a Democrat. I'm Independent and that's just the way it worked out based on my assessment of whose election would be best for the country.

Sociologists have written about cultural differences in time perspective. Americans generally think in terms of every four years, from one presidential election to another; whereas, older cultures think in terms of generations. I've been exposed to that way of thinking. I no longer limit my selection to who's going to be easiest to live with in the short term.

The Democrats not only began taking the short term thinking of most Americans for granted, they've come to see those votes as an entitlement. It was time to lock their heels. My only faith in Trump was that he could shake up the status quo bad enough to remind the body politic of its long term obligations. One step back to enable multiple steps forward down the line. Our system of checks and balances in combination with four year terms limits the downside.

Now we wait to see which will be the most improved, Democrats or GOP. If neither does in the next four years ... third party. There's a method to the madness that put an over the top Trump on top. Whether or not anyone agrees with it is moot until the next election, impeachment notwithstanding.

I think you've done a good job of expressing my feeling toward the Trump campaign & subsequent election. The chaos was the important part. Even if he hadn't won, the shit show he put on did enough damage to the foundations of the 2 party system, that future elections will be more American.