I am somewhat appalled with the rhetoric being spouted in the US election campaigns. The US election process and the mechanics thereof is somewhat of a mystery to me and I'm sure to many non Yanquis which is why I, and many of my compatriots feel compelled to silence. But really, the world needs a strong USA and what I see is a nation tearing itself apart.
You kind of know that whoever "wins" is never going to be accepted by the "losers" so I dread to think of the outcome.
Why the hatred? I don't get it, or perhaps "Twitter" and all its ilk really is the new lynch mob.
Is this truly the end of the "American Dream?"
A little less cynical this time:
Yes, the losers will not accept the winner in either case. The losers view the other candidate as utterly despicable with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The reality is that these vocal individuals are not as large a group as one might think. A greater number of Americans view both candidates with disgust. I don't remember that ever being the case in Presidential politics. It is puzzling on the surface but the reality is this: most Americans feel the federal government is not working for their best interests. This includes both the left and the right. The poor and minorities (who continue to struggle with social issues, crime, and poverty) feel the government doesn't do enough, doesn't listen to their concerns, hasn't worked to solve their issues, and is primarily out to jail them. The right feels the government does too much, interferes too much (infringing on the rights of the states and the people in the process) and, even when well intentioned, fails at most of what it does and does it inefficiently even when they get it right (many tales of $400 hammers and toilet seats and multimillion dollar military orders the pentagon doesn't want but some senator needs in order to buy the votes in his state with new jobs paid for by the taxpayer). The right also sees there isn't enough money for the programs we currently have, so additional programs (Obamacare, "free college", "student loan forgiveness", single payor government run healthcare) are a nonstarter for them.
So, in short, no one is happy and each side views the other as pushing us close to the edge of the cliff.....past a point of no-return. That's where the hatred and the vitriol comes from.
The "American Dream" is over. It has been for some time. Rural America is suffering in poverty and many have a significant methamphetamine (or other) drug problems. The economic doldrums have left them behind for several decades and they will likely never catch up. There are no/minimal job prospects and both the companies and the younger population are leaving, exasperating the problem further. The ticket out is education, but our secondary education has been suffering and underperforming in many areas of the country for some time. Hence the push at the federal level for better standards. This has led to "Common Core" and other standardized testing (with companies such as Pearson Education reaping huge financial rewards). College tuition has been growing far faster than the rate of inflation for decades (ironic because the campuses are often very liberal and yet they're charge an ever higher price tag for a questionable service). If a student doesn't choose wisely they can leave college with 200k in debt trying to pay the loans back on a teachers salary. 4 years of dental school is 450k, and that's after the cost of a college degree.
So, is the future bright? Not really. The only thing I'm confident of is that neither of these nimrods will improve the situation at all. The irony is that many poor Americans (at least white Americans) feel that a Republican is their best bet and nearly all large company CEO's are for Hillary. That's a complete reversal from the "expected". We do have better leaders available. None ran for President.
Oh, and Putin does have small balls and a small dick. Takes Viagra like it's tic tacs......now I expect my email and computer will be hacked and all my porn surfing exposed on Wiki Leaks.
