@cicerone imposter,
I had an interesting conversation today with my co-teacher. She's one of the most together women I teach with - a caveat: considering my rural south Georgia location, I'm not sure how meaningful my "most together" assessment is. But if SHE says this, many, many others are in a much worse state of thinking.
I didn't want to come on too strong with a co-worker, so I casually asked if she had any interest in Iowa today.
Her eyes widened and she said she was very interested. (Me, casually stepping on to the minefield.) "This is a really unusual cycle, isn't it?"
She carries the ball after that. She won't commit to Trump, but she says, "I think Sanders and Trump are strong evidence that Americans are SICK to DEATH of business as usual. Something big is changing in politics."
Through her long and energetic conversation, she said that she didn't care if it was Trump or Sanders - as long as it wasn't Hillary Clinton. I pointed out how different Sanders and Trump were - and SHE said not really.
They aren't paid for my oligarchs, and she said she likes how Trump doesn't take any ****. I didn't point out that he's a racist asshole who'll likely get us involved in WWIII, but she brought it up herself. She said her only concern was foreign policy.
She considers herself a Libertarian, but right now, she says the whole thing is a farce, so Trump might be fun.
I bet there are a lot of people who feel the same way.
(shudders)
