BackFire
Blood. It's nature's lube
Originally posted by Surtur
You see the problem is people think either of these people could set the world on fire. The problem is when you have people who go "oh do you want Trump with his finger on the button?!" as if there is this wacky system in place where the President can press a single button and fire all these nukes without having to get approval from anyone but himself.No, just..No. America will survive either of these people. So I feel the "Trump will ruin the world so I'm going for Hilary" outlook is just lacking in any semblance of logic. It's a cop out. We say Trump is more immature, but why? Because he goes back and forth with people who show up to start shit with him? Is it anymore emotionally mature to lie and manipulate people?(Hint, it's not). Is it anymore mature to, when your own shadiness is brought up, to just go "well...tax returns..and shit!!!" in regards to Trump? Nope, not at all.
People think you can only be immature by being loud and obnoxious, but wrong..that's not how this works.
That is not a very reassuring argument. You are essentially telling me that there are safeguards in place to keep a president from enacting anything that may indeed lead to a global disaster, that's not going to make me more likely to vote for Trump. I don't want to rely on safeguards to keep a president from doing something stupid because he lacks basic impulse control, I want a president who won't make those decisions in the first place.
You ask why. The answer is by seeing how his campaign is run. Campaigns are important because they act as a microcosm into how the candidate would run the country. And Trump's campaign just seems to be nothing but chaos. There seems to be no planning, no thoughtfulness, no self control. If he runs his campaign in such a way, there is no reason to think that he'd run the country any better. Also the way he constantly lashes out at anyone who criticizes him is important. It shows that he is an insecure human being, and that he has extremely thin skin - not a good trait for a president. A president has to be able to simply ignore some things, and know when to keep your mouth shut. How will he react if another world leader criticizes him? I think he may absolutely do something stupid or reckless that ends up hurting the nation/world in some way. Do I literally think he's going to try and launch nukes at someone who makes fun of his hair or complexion? No. But his temperament matters to me, and when I see how he's so easy to distract, that is not a trait I find acceptable.
You also referenced his tax returns, as if it's not a reasonable criticism - it absolutely is. He's running on his supposed success as a business man, and he references his personal wealth constantly, however, his tax returns are essentially the only way to fact check those things, and he's suspiciously withholding them.
And yes, Hillary is shady and a liar, but that is the business. Trump has lied, Trump has done shady things in his past as well. As far as I'm concerned that is a wash. Clinton at least comes across has having some semblance of self control and the ability to think before she speaks/acts. I don't think Trump does, which is why I refuse to vote for him.
Other problems with him include, yes, he has said he wants to overturn Roe V Wade, and his running mate is a Christian loon who has supported gay conversion therapy and is against gay rights. Even if you ignore all else I've said about Trump, those two things alone are disqualifying for me.