>>711129299>I'm very worried about the future for many of my friends in this country.Because the media and your shill friends have you all worked up. Stop listening to them and make up your own mind.
>a major increase in hate crimesNo, there is no increase in any crime. Crime is dropping, it has been for years.
>worried about myself as the ultra-religious right gains powerTrump is not religious. He never was. All of his politics prior to this election were liberal. But he has always been anti-progressive, too. So while he does not match your likely political stances, he's not a neocon.
>People did not vote for change.That is precisely what they did.
>If they did we'd have seen a major shake-up down ballot.No, they wanted Dems out.
>the Government wasn't what's wrong with this country.To quote Trump, "Wrong."
>It was major corporationsWho own the government through campaign finance.
>billions to influence legislationYeah, that.
>progression of clean energyExcept it's subsidized to a ridiculous degree...
>This was a loss for every American.This election cycle, and the perversion of our democratic process is a loss. Trump winning is a symptom.
>People will say he'll bring back jobs, and he willBalancing trade does that.
>They will not last.They will on the order of decades, past that, who knows?
>much smaller need for a workforceYeah, that's a big problem
>There will never be enough jobsThere can be. And for the sake of the world, there better be.
>We didn't elect someone who can change or save us from our current problemsWe elected a populist. He is a political outsider. And he can change things... probably to an excessive degree. We need to be supportive of this change, but also intensely critical. We need to allow him some leeway, while making sure Congress and the Senate can contain his power. We need to hold him to his promises to clean up the political process and to close tax loopholes. That's the only way we have a chance.
