what are your thoughts on kamala harris
I think the US is not a monarchy, but people act like they elect a potentate. It should not be person against person popularity vote with emotional appeals and personal attacks.
The elections are a circus show. And asking about thoughts on a candidate is part of the show. Why ask thoughts about the candidate instead of their political agenda.
And because this show is about emotion, being part of the show is not wanted in community boards like this one here. Emotional topics are prone to flame wars.
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Hi, this is a site and community about video games, not politics, and what I find very strange is that your only 2 interactions with the community have been 2 topics about politics.
The first post was created directly on the same day you created the account.
In principle, there is nothing wrong with talking about a different topic, but it is strange that you do not have any interaction related to what Itch is supposed to be, this seems to be either a second account or an account created with the intention of creating controversy.
Kamala has a seriously BAD history. She strikes me as a megalomaniac. IDK what she has done as VP. That's is the bad news... No damn impact. I want to see progress and change for the better. She hasn't shown anything. That's a red flag to me. IDK if it is the global situation, or caused by her/biden administration, but the US is facing a lot of challenges. IDK whether to attribute them as their fault or blame something wider/general.
Let's talk about Trump too. He strikes me as a crass loud mouth. I'd hate to invite him with my friends, but if it were just the 2 of us shittalking? Yeah I'm down! He lacks all the decorum and respect I expect from someone who is supposed to be president, let alone in government. However he gets things done, that I can respect. In terms of peace and economy, he is the greatest leader the US might have ever had since WW2-60's.
I dont give a damn about identity politics or the sins of our ancestors. Black card, woman card, slave owner, rich businessman, or unfaithful cheater. Show me your competency and track record when running a country. I don't hold you accountable for things youre not responsible for. I dont give you credit because you got lucky/unlucky being born to a good/bad family. Just show me can do the job and you'll get my vote.
It is interesting that you would use an established character trait of Trump to describe Harris. Since you seem to approve of Trump's megalomania, it seems you want to see such a trait in a president, so in your opinion that should be a green flag.
Concerning your lack of knowlege about Harris, can you name any deeds of any other vp? Is lack of knowlege about a vp anything special?
Also, Trump is not someone that gets things done, but he is good at making people believe that, with his constant self display. As you have observed, he is all talk. If cought in a lie or a blunder, he repeats and attacks. Instead of giving reasons why he would be a good president, he gives reasons why the other candidate would be a bad president.
And unfortunately the last two elections were all about voting for the perceived lesser evil. Not the better candidate, nor politics.
And this election again it is not about the better candidate, but about slinging mud at the other candidate. And unfortunately it works, since the election system is broken - Trump did lose by popular vote in his first election.
They should talk about politics, not people. This distracts, as it is too easy to attack people, like their age...
I don't think trump is a megalomania. He gets criticized, shot at, and loses money. A megalomania would have quit by now and spared their ego. Kamala buys fake supporters, plugs her ears at criticism, and her networth quadrupled since she became VP. She thinks she does an amazing job when putting in minimal effort, but Trump keeps trying to push policies and goes the extra mile, as if he thinks he hasnt done enough yet. --Not because he feels like HE is missing, but because he feels like the AMERICAN PEOPLE are being cheated. He is crass, but at least he fights in our corner. Id like a strong man in that case, even if he is rude, disrespectful, and makes people hate him.
I have knowledge about Harris... I just didnt feel like posting it all. But there is a concerning amount of backtracking with her. It is no secret, she takes donations from private people and companies. She can be bought. Trump cant. He's never walked back on policy. We know what we are getting with Trump. We cant be sure what we are getting with Kamala.
Trump getting things done: Takes out ISIS in to time. Bringing back manufacturing jobs that Obama said would never come back. Lowest unemployment rate for +50 years. +30 moths straight where more jobs opened than people looking for jobs. Many records shattered, eg +30% GDP growth in 1 year. A lot of things he did with the economy helped minority communities especially. Even before he was president, he was doing so much for them. Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali, and even Trump were awared Ellis Island Medal together. More than that, USA was respected eg China backing off the trade war, europe engaged in better trade deals, and redistributed a lot of food to struggling communities.
I will give credit to Kamala for handling some of the medical crisis in the US. However, I am overall not satisfied with what they promised and what they delivered. IK I can't demand Biden keep his promise of finding a cure for cancer, but they could have at least tried harder, especially when everything else is going to shit, they can't get 1 thing right when they said they were going to focus on it. Instead they are buying out votes based on groups like student loan debt relief or more recently no taxing on tips, WHICH KAMALA PASSED as the tie breaking voter in the first place!
I think you are right about voting for the lesser of 2 evils. And it depends on personal preference what you find is unacceptable or acceptable. I dont want Trump as president. Not unless he shuts the fuck up, but then again it is that crass personality that won the US many trade deals and negotiations. But I dont think the US can handle any more loss... Virtue signaling isnt enough to pay the bills. When people dont know how theyre going to afford their lifestyle they get anxious. If theyre already poor they have no choice but to resort to crime. Of course we all have some sympathy for criminals because they arent fully responsible for their situation, but the radical left needs them in order to virtue signal and scapegoat the bourgeoisies, and thats all the policy I see from the democratic party... It scares me to vote for the side that wants to plunge the country into hell so that some people can feel morally good about themselves. IK feeling good about being materially rich is no life worth living either, but tell me who that harms???? The jealous. That's it.
I don't think trump is a megalomania.
Oh please. Just look up what megalomania is. I do not know if Harris fits the bill, but Trump does. It sounded like you think this is a good trait for a president.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=character+traits+of+a+megalomaniac&ia=web
Again, a matter of perspective. All I care about is deeds, not words. Trump doesnt exactly fit the bill... Unless you know little about both him and Kamala. And im not saying he is a saint either. He is someone that can win, that is actually the republican nominee so we cant vote for another.... Id love to vote in someone else who isnt a buffoon, but they dont have what it takes to win. At least try to find some humor. Biden wasnt the horse I bet on either, but I found him hilarious. I dont get the animosity towards the other camp at all. We're all trying our best to move forward and do whats best for each other. Cast your vote for who you believe will make things better, it is as simple as that.
I think I am pretty done here. I don't like defending Trump because I dislike his temperament and the types of people that attracts, but I absolutely detest Kamala.
Megalomania: Noun. Obsession with the exercise of power.
Kamala was a District Attorney for San Francisco and then Attorney General. She has done terrible things during her tenure. She also applies the law differently for different groups of people. It pains me to see Americans not wanting to talk to the other side, and actors like her worsen the rift.
Take a look at a few of these youtube vids:
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Trump's most megalomania moment was the "muslim" ban. In actuality, it was legally passed, and only banned travel from troubled countries dealing with ISIS/Terrorism and not countries like Indonesia or Egypt which are the largest muslim countries. A close second is pulling out of the Paris Accord, since I feel like he has no right to do that, HOWEVER if you read the details carefully, it is not enforceable. Countries like China aren't doing their part. It does nothing but put a shackle on countries that are more ambitious with their pledge. I personally think a moron wrote and signed the US' pledge. It sounds "nice" but it is nothing less than an attack on amerians prosperity when you realize all the sacrifice it takes to, for example, get net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and 50% by 2030. Since 2015 it is only down 6% and not because of a lack of trying. A big portion of that was due to covid. Youll have to force people into worse living conditions and make them eat the bugs to make progress on this front. Governments in europe and US have been bullying anyone they can. I am particularly concerned with the farmer situations. Farms in efficient countries are being closed down, but it is not like that means people can handle eating less. We will simply import it from somewhere else, that is less efficient and causes bigger environmental damage, all for the sake of virtue signaling that they reached their goal and are now clean innocent angels.
My concern with Kamala is that we have seen what happens in countries where Judges/Attorneys take control of power. There is something very fishy about someone's personality if they have taken sadistic pleasure in locking innocent people up, letting guilty people go, and being very tough on young and non violent offenders, and then still seek even higher power. She got ahead in her Attorney days by getting favors from criminals she didn't pursue, like Steven Mnuchin. Compare her rise to Donald's. Not anyone can turn a small loan of a million dollars into what he has right now. And before he even announced running, Trump was regarded as a hero. First they made jokes about him, then they panicked and slandered him, and then tried framing him. For someone SO HATED I want to know why. Him being a Russian agent was a hoax. It got debunked. Clinton paid a Russian agent to make up fake dirt to be able to spy on him and have access to all his emails, calls, texts. They couldnt find shit and they had access to EVERYTHING. 3 year investigation went nowhere. In the mean time he was straightening out NATO, warned Germany relying on Russian gas was stupid, lowered tensions with N Korea, slowed China's aggressive fake island expansions, brought back good jobs, and negotiated better trade deals. US and the world was much better under him, and the establishment (most democrats and the rhino/lincoln project republicans) wanted him out. No wonder. He got shit done and proved it can be done. They are the swamp fearing they will be drained. That's why I think he is slandered so much. And yeah, some people eat it all up. Yes, you are right to say he has a potty mouth, I am not blind to it, nor am I blind to his shortcomings YES. I see it too!!! But I just think that is the lesser evil. And to my way of thinking, now that all these things have been debunked, he was almost assassinated, and he has nothing to gain from running, it makes me wonder that maybe all this slander is coming from evil people trying to manipulate my opinion of an effective leader.
They said he'll do bad things if he wins 2016. He didnt. Far from it. Now they say it again. I just dont believe it.... I dont have the memory of a fish. If you want to read about his exploits go right ahead. Tell me he is a racist. I still think he is by far the lesser evil than what is going on in the shadows.
Megalomania is more than obsession with power. But even if this is what your definition is, this 100% would fit Trump. He was so obsessed with it, that he made claims about election fraud out of thin air and with no proof, after he learned that he lost. He also repeatedly mentioned a third term for him, should he have won the election 2020 or would win 2024. If that is not obsession with power, then what is?
One trait of megalomania would entail constantly talking about how great you are. Something Trump is not known for, or is he? ;-)
Promising to build a wall and have the other side pay for it does also fit the bill. Or fabricating stories how people would break in tears over their worship of you.
Or where did you hear that fairy tale that he made a fortune out of a measly one million dollar loan? It is lies he tells. Read it up. It is about half a billion that flowed from father to son over decades. The exact amount is hard to tell, because of all the fraud and obfuscation that was done. But that it was a million is a delibarate lie to look like a self made billionaire. It is understating the true amount by a factor of x100 to x1000.
Note, I am not exactly talking about how good or bad the candidates are. But I do talk about how you deny his megalomania. That you fell for his 1-million-dollar-loan boast lie is concerning. Please do not form your opinions on the basis of lies.
However he gets things done, that I can respect.
The only thing he got done was operation warp speed, and that was a disaster with corporate backing, for corporate benefit. Every one of his other promises got papered over with more promises. Didn't build the wall, didn't lock up the Clintons, he is just another geriatric liar. Harris is bad, but she hasn't lied as much as he has. She hasn't had the opportunity. Neither of them deserve a single vote.
Not happy with his progress on healthcare either. But in terms of economy and some foreign policy, I can get behind. Since I feel like the US is in a bad place economically, and there is a lot of tension in the globe, Id say put Trump back in and let him try to fix it his way. Biden/Harris had their chance and things got worse under them. Again, IDK if it is their fault or something more vague, like coming into office on a bad chapter... But theyre in office and things havent been great. I dont see how I can vote for it again.
Since I feel like the US is in a bad place economically, and there is a lot of tension in the globe, Id say put Trump back in and let him try to fix it his way.
Leaving the fate of a nation up to such a careless choice (elect him and see what happens) is criminally negligent. You can see how the U.S. got to the state it's in with this attitude. He is not even an unknown quantity, he is a proven liar. His foreign policy is to do whatever Israel wants, and that is the worst thing right now.