Do you think Trump got elected in part because of the weirdness of 9/11?

@nedkelly So TRUE Ned!👌🏼😐

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@bijouxbroussard Just because I don't like Trump doesn't mean I don't understand WHY a lot of people voted for him. 😟People are so sick of "the same old game" and was hoping he'd be the one to change things for the better. I personally didn't want to vote for either one of them. I find it scary that Hillary and Donald are the BEST the USA could find to be our next president?!😶

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hi puck61
wise words.
I was just musing about 9/11 and how it fed the craziness resulting in Trump.
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@sogdianrock I was thinking more of the weapons of mass destruction, or the 'spontaneous' Arab springs.

Trump reaped what the establishment sowed. Their fault.

hi Cierzo
I see.
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hi uncalled4 ·
No disrespect intended just reflecting on how even now there is widespread distrust and contention on what happened even. Why for example did World Trade Centre Building 7 collapse when it was not hit by a plane. Why then attack Saddam Hussein when he was against such terrorism? I mean so much has arisen out of 9/11 it has destabilised established politics leading to Trump is all I mean.
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@sogdianrock Ok. I get what you mean.

@Ynotisay Most qualified ever? That's a bit of a stretch.

I never liked her, or trusted her. Her tenure at state left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I've observed her career since the 90s, and felt nothing but dread at her ascent. She personifies self-interest, cynicism, arrogance, desire for power and status for their own sake, etc. And she has no vision.

I voted against trump because I think it's dangerous to have a clown at the helm of a superpower. But I didn't do it happily looking to a bright future.

@QuixoticSoul Doesn't make a bit of difference if you 'like' her. She had the most experience, on both a state and federal level, than anyone who's run as well as having relationships with leaders throughout the world. She was the victim of right wing bullshit since the 90's. Belief becomes fact to a lot of people. Say something enough and those who think emotionally will believe it. That's right in line with what I initially said.

@Ynotisay Of course it matters - likability is an important measure of electability. It is key when it comes to motivating the base, and is undoubtedly one of the important qualifications in a US election.

And I was not impressed with her experience, and feel that she did a poor job at her state and federal posts. Her performance at State especially left me feeling like she was not suited to conducting high stakes foreign policy.

I don't pay attention to right wing hatchet jobs. I still voted for her - but I'm not surprised that she lost.

hi bijouxbroussard
Ah ok. I was just trying to understand how US politics got so crazy Trump could be President.
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@sogdianrock That likely has nothing to do with 9/11. Trump's divisiveness appealed to the racists and xenophobes still in our midst. And a large number of people in swing states opted out of the voting process altogether.

A majority of the 9/11 pilots were Saudis, as was Osama bin Laden. If Trump was concerned with 9/11, our relationship with Saudi Arabia would've changed dramatically. It [b]hasn't[/b]. They didn't even make Trump's travel ban list. And he certainly didn't stop doing business with them.

hi bijouxbroussard
Politics sure is a strange thing. Thanks for explaining it some.
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hi cycleman
I remember that. Its as a steal wasn't it. I liked Hilary.
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