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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
I think the "you" that NB was talking about was you- Sebby- not a hypo Pa voter. Baked into that is a belief that you- Sebby- must have realized Trump was a lunatic, and that Hil was the only sane choice, although one you might find distasteful. But if you truly see them sides of the same coin, then you had no "duty."
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I was referring to myself. It's always about me.
Pre-election, I was accosted by Right leaners about how Trump was the only acceptable choice because of the Supreme Court. There are a lot of persuasive arguments there. Garland seemed fine to me, but the possibility of additional appointments creating a long term left-leaning court was disturbing. (I'm of the belief we're already brutally overlawyered, over-regulated, and it's bad both culturally and economically.)
I was also accosted by Left leaners making the argument Trump was insane. this was also persuasive, for all of the obvious reasons. I also happen to detest the man. He's bad taste embodied -- everything embarrassing and wrong about our culture in a nutshell.
In the end, neither view was persuasive enough to sway me. Both were, and remain, unacceptable candidates. But I do see a silver lining with Trump. He's such a hot mess, he may be a catalyst for some real reform. He shows the rot of the two party system. He demonstrates the need for serious adults to take the wheel away from ideologues and career politicians.
I don't want a career politician like Hillary to run anything. Nor do I want a buffoonish "businessman" in charge. I'd prefer a competent, measured businessperson with a bit of political experience in charge.
