Re:It's Going to Be Okay
by mikeash on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:31PM
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I don't think the fears we currently face can be dismissed as fear-mongering. When someone says, "My opponent will start a war over a rude gesture," that is fear-mongering. When someone says "I will start a war over a rude gesture," well, I feel like I should believe them.
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Re:It's Going to Be Okay
by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @01:01PM
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But he's a politician, right. So anything and everything that comes out of his mouth has a 110% likelihood of being nonsense.
If he said "I'm going to end homelessness" would you believe him?
No, but only because that's impossible. Starting a war with Iran is well within his powers.
Re:It's Going to Be Okay
by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @01:08PM
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That's a good point. I just feel that when a politician says "I am going to" what they mean is "I will not".
Time will tell.
I know what you mean, and sometimes I feel that way too. But I think a lot of it is just overpromising. Politicians promise the moon and stars, when all they have is a tall ladder. It's especially bad with American presidents, who the people see as almost an emperor, but whose power is relatively limited in most areas. It's crazy how many times I saw people say things like, "Trump will cut taxes on..." or "Clinton will raise taxes on...." No they won't, that's Congress's area!
But telling the military to sink another country's ships, that is something the president can do....
> If he said "I'm going to end homelessness" would you believe him?
I believe that they would try. Starting a military conflict is well within the abilities of a president, especially when his party has control over both houses of congress and a demonstrated inability to stand up to him.