YOU'VE GOT TO BE JOKING, USA!!

Personally, it's the bits in between the pauses which I find most annoying Pete. All of them.

 

Looks like Trump is in the lead according to the polls.

 

It's hard to believe but it just might be that Trumps wins. Bet the FBI budget gets doubled if he does. I, like most on here am less than taken with either of them to be honest altho it would give me a smidgen of satisfaction if Donald gets in as that would put our "beloved" Mr Salmond's gas a peep. He was all for trying to ban Donald from coming to Scotland despite him having put millions into the Scottish economy. He and Donald crossed swords and some at a meeting about wind turbines being erected right in full view of Donald's new golf course...Donald NOT impressed. ( I actually know the person who is a wind farm expert and anti who was employed by Donald to fight his corner during the heated meeting).
If Donald becomes president he might ban Alex from entering America where he spends a fair amount of time these days making loadsa money lecturing on his favourite subject......himself and how wonderful he is!

 

During my recent visit to New Orleans, I discovered that a lot of the voters are simply tired of the status quo and just want a change and they see Trump as a means to this end.

A bunch here in Canada just wanted change and look what happened to us - we've got Prime Minister Selfie who is now going to burden us with more taxes, including a carbon tax!

that old saying "be care what you wish for" really is a double edged sword here ..

 

Seems like shooting yourself in the foot is the done thing for democratic countries these days. Possibly due to the apathy of our political systems.
UK got Brexit - to the rest of the worlds amazement.
Canada got Justin "totally hip and correct" Trudeau
USA , will they get Trump ?

 

Mainstream politicians only have themselves to blame, the whole world is totally fed up with PC, gutless, spineless, dithering politicians, poncing around just filling their own pockets and doing very little as regards standing up for the people of their respective countries.

 

I think its what's know as a "protest vote", lets face it, how else does Joe Public put over his point of view in a "so called" democracy, all elections these days, in the west, seem to have people voting for the candidate they least hate.
They should be voting for the one they "like" , but that doesn't happen anymore.

I guess we actually know more than we used to, and now realise all politicians are basically in it for themselves, so "Joe Public" might have a lack of brains, but even those that do have a bit of brain find it hard to not go for the protest vote, until something better comes along.

 

A protest vote is often for an extremist, that is the point in question.
The apathy of the candidates put before us force us to vote for the extremists or not vote at all.

 

So what is the answer??????

Nobody votes at all?
At what point of turn out, say 25% do the powers that be get edgy, and bring in the ozzy style of approach?
You vote for the scum, or we lock you up.
Democracy, or what?