@cicerone imposter,
Quote:I see Trump as a racial bigot, and not qualified to be in government service.
Absolutely nothing new in this. Racial bigotry is an acute feature of US culture and politics, particularly on the right. Movement conservatism, having a strong John Birch influence early on and now resurgent, is the worst of it.
But Trump is something else. I have no idea if he's a bigot or not because the words that come out of his mouth are not determined by some coherent set of beliefs or ideas, they are merely convenient in the moment. He's the epitome of a demagogue and rabble rouser, all as a means to gain dominance over others and to satisfy some twisted, sociopathic internal needs.
That sort of personality is obviously a very real threat to democracy and to civic sanity. And Republicans broadly understand this and voiced such sentiments as I've just made regularly and commonly before it became apparent he was going to succeed in gaining the necessary number of delegates. Now they are kissing his ass in public.
Quote:Who can we vote for that will bring sanity into our national and international politics?
No single figure can achieve this. It is delusional to imagine it. That is the delusion that Trump and Sanders supporters suffer from.
The US is in serious trouble. And not because of any exterior force or element.