I don't like Donald Trump. I still haven't reconciled voting for Hillary either. I don't want to write in Gary Johnson, but I would write in Bernie Sanders.
Anyway this past week after watching the Donald Trump video and his words. It came up in a group of moms. I am disgusted and his words on the video definitely helps perpetuate rape culture.
More than one mom talked about rape on their college campus and having a friend go through it. I am unsure if it really was "friend or themselves" and they were hiding behind the words. Truth is that many guys talk like that especially guys with money and privilege. I mean look at the Stanford swimmer. The more expensive universities tend to have more kids born like Donald Trump to privilege.
I think that Donald did many actions that definitely were suspect in proper behavior. Because he thought he had the money, right, and power. And women don't talk about it because they are embarrassed and many times feel like they were to blame. I had a college roommate who was "date" rape but she never reported because she was drunk. She couldn't give consent but felt shame because she "brought it on herself". I wasn't there it was a sorority/fraternity party. Yet how much has it changed?
Now do we believe women? Do we say that being drunk is not consent? Or do we still bring up the victims past? My favorite line is Michelle Obama's a strong mand doesn't have to put down women.
I'm disgusted by Donald Trump. It just shows his total disdain for people in general. Actually both candidates do. I don't think either people have any sort of moral fiber. Arrrgh.
Do you think he did sexual assault all those women? Or is it the media? I wonder if more come out if it's really all made up. It's falling into the same line of more women stepping forward like Bill Cosby.
power and prestige?
October 16th, 2016 at 05:35 pm
October 16th, 2016 at 06:59 pm 1476644357
FYI, Gary Johnson is on the ballot in all 50 states, so you wouldn't be writing him in. But it wouldn't be wrong to write someone else in either. I think those who don't vote for the main two do send a signal to our politicians that we are not pleased. The bigger that number the better in my opinion.
October 16th, 2016 at 09:09 pm 1476652182
I think women don't come forward because they fear they won't be believed or taken seriously. When other women tell the same story, they feel encouraged to tell their own truth.
October 16th, 2016 at 09:38 pm 1476653937
October 17th, 2016 at 03:09 am 1476673792
70 y/o Donald Trump's behaviour is totally in line with well published behaviour since the 1970's and totally meshes with his bragging to Billy Bush. The history has been on filler news for years as he built his reputation
October 17th, 2016 at 06:34 am 1476686067
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October 17th, 2016 at 04:21 pm 1476721315
Now we have two parties both wanting to tell people want to do. Only one of them is the party of religion and the other is not. Neither party is particularly responsible balancing the budget. Now Republicans think cut taxes but don't cut the government so it doesn't make sense. Dems are raise taxes and expand government which MAY NOT be your cup of tea but at least goes hand in hand logically.
If it were anyone else but hillary I'd vote for them. I think she's too dishonest to win. I do believe Donald Trump thinks he's above everything because of how rich and famous he is. And would be a sexual predator.
October 17th, 2016 at 04:27 pm 1476721627
Johnson's perspective on the environment concerns me. But literally anyone in this country (OK maybe not Sheldon Adelson or the Koch Brothers) would be a better choice for president than Donald Trump. That's why I'm 99% sure I'm voting for Clinton (although I refuse to vote early on the off chance something happens to change my mind). I've rarely been less excited to vote for someone, but I hate Trump that much.
Pay attention to the down-ticket choices, and vote on the off years, where your vote has a lot more weight because of fewer people voting. What kind of legislature we get will ultimately have more impact on whether our govt. gets anything done.
October 17th, 2016 at 10:48 pm 1476744491
I would strongly encourage you to vote for Hillary.
Here's why. I agree she doesn't come across warmly like Michelle Obama and she doesn't inspire like Barak. And yes, she showed poor judgment in using private servers for her emails. But she will LEARN from that mistake. I daresay she will never do that again.
Donald Trump, on the other hand, shows moral defects of character, and that is not something he will ever unlearn. It is who he is.
If you vote for a third party candidate, while it does make a statement, you are also throwing your vote away in an election where it could still be razor thin. How many votes did Al Gore lose by, wasn't it 500 and something? Hillary needs EVERY possible vote. There is so much riding on this election. The next Supreme Court nominee could exert a major impact on court decisions for many years to come becus as you know, they serve for life.
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October 18th, 2016 at 12:11 am 1476749490
I too think that these women's stories are legit.
October 18th, 2016 at 01:33 am 1476754417
I'm not going to try to convince you one way or the other, LAL. But your vote, is your voice and you have to vote for who YOU believe in...even if a third party or someone no longer running. Our voices aren't heard if we vote for someone we don't believe in.
LAL, are you asking why Republicans don't jump ship and vote Johnson? Most likely because they don't think a third party can win, loyal to the party, and want to influence the Supreme Court nominees...same reasons Democrats aren't dumping Clinton.
I personally am super stressed by the campaign this year. It's not even about the result, it's about the divisiveness. Instead both parties are bad mouthing each other, and giving minimal time to real issues like our national debt!!
October 18th, 2016 at 09:00 am 1476781235
The nastiness of Trump and Clinton is part of why I am so drawn to Johnson. He's a genuinely nice guy. He doesn't roll around in the crap and throw it about like the other two. He doesn't break laws left and right. He isn't a douche. He doesn't spew nonsense. If he doesn't know something he says so and then he looks into it. He works across party lines instead of radically dividing people to the point of no return. I may not agree with a few of his party's ideas, but I agree with enough of them, and who ever agrees with every single thing in one party's platform anyway? I don't think he'll throw our soldiers and opeartives under a bus. I'm not worried his followers will riot or loot or firebomb or try to take basic human rights away from people. He's not a flame fanner. He doesn't support rape culture and Trump and Clinton both do (she stands by a man who has just as many accusers as Trump and has viciously torn their lives apart). If anyone else has a chance, I think it's him.
My husband's family is generally very Republican. Most of them are voting for Johnson. My extended family is generally very union Democrat. Most of them are voting for Johnson as well. I've been voting independently for a long time, but I never thought I'd see so many of them jump ship like this in my lifetime. It's just that bad.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:39 pm 1476794379
Also, the young girls committing suicide are usually targeted online by other girls - or even other mothers.
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I'm not a fan of her war stance either. There are still US soldiers overseas in the middle of civil wars and she is part of some of those decisions. I can't figure out what the end game really is...and honestly I don't think those in decision making status know either. Ugh!! We are 19 trillion dollars in debt it's time to make some changes. I already voted. Good luck with your decision LAL!!
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Obamacare is only good in that it forced insurance companies to give to the uninsurable. But I would have preferred it go further and go socialized. But instead it stopped short of making people personally responsible by making it a heavy tax to NOT buy insurance. You can't have a free market healthcare without forcing the healthy young people into it. UGH.
I hate the fact that everyone right now is deep in the pockets of lobbyist. Yeah I wish Bernie had run as an independent. I'd have been thrilled. I think he'd be winning right now. I believe even people who don't agree with him would have picked him as a sane choice.