So, I think this is officially the most ambitious title I'm ever posted. First off, Donald Trump worries me. But, as elections and media reporting are generally pretty heavily colored by the
times and places they're written in. While I find his antics, especially his
threats to muzzle the free press and
anti-trade rhetoric concerning to say the least. But, I'm gonna give the man a chance.
See, I believe the reporters get caught up in the times around them and it colors their reporting in a way that influences the perceived truth of their work. And though, in the end, US reporting standards and the US press are still the best in the world, any reporter worth a damned will tell you there is no removing bias.
We need to remember that even venerable institutions can release opinion pieces as hard news the same as the partisan networks of MSNBC and FOX.
Just remember people, the only safe news source is all of them. Just preliminarily though, my observations are that Donald Trump seems like a very low character gentlemen, with a lot of money and dodgy finances, but I'm gonna give him a chance.
I was ideologically opposed to Clinton based on the abortion/reproductive rights issue though, so what's the difference between possible economic and nuclear annihilation and the sanctioned mass murder of children? Even though I highly suspect
El-Trumpo is lying about his pro-life stance, that's one of the few things I take cold comfort in.
Perhaps Trump, who has
so skillfully used bankruptcy law before, spies another opportunity to fuck over a bunch of creditors we don't like. Who can say?
I will say this, our republic worked and worked well. I just fucking hate its piss poor results and wish it were a direct democracy.
But lets get to some of the results I fucking hate. Trump has stated that
he will substantially grow the military while substantially cutting taxes,
he also pledges to start a trillion, yeah with a "T" infrastructure plan.
My opinion as a real, non-fake ass grin your teeth and get fucked up the ass Trump republican, is that he's talking about a massive unfunded budget increase and we're already sitting on an $20 trillion dollar debt. Paul Ryan is going to need to grow some big boy balls this year if he wants to save the nation cause it's about to get real.
If money does rain from the sky like mana from heaven though and all president Trump's hopes and dreams come true, here are a couple of nightmare scenarios I predict.
1) Brinkmanship up to and including nuclear war with China.
Rudy Giuliani, member of Trump's team and widely expected to win a spot on his cabinet, has said that Trump wants to expand the size of the US Navy, by a lot.
He wants to do this tough and incredibly expensive move to present China with overwhelming force before China's military is more powerful than our own, as it will inevitably be. This will hopefully counter Chinese aggression in the Yellow Sea.
If this move can check China's open flouting of international law in their seizure of territory from other countries (and American allies,) it will have been worth it. But Trumpo's menacing of his allies with threats to pay more of the bill or he'll leave them defenseless might lose us our two strongest allies in the region in Japan and South Korea.
If that happens the US will still have a superior naval force but two of the most prosperous nations in the world will now be less cooperative in vital economic and supplemental support to our Navy. In short, we'll have the ships but not the supplies, cause Trump doesn't value continued business relationships enough.
We'll lose to China in the Pacific if we're not supported by our allies. If they're scared into China's orbit and Trump tries to intimidate the lot of them ... well, he might nuke shitty little North Korea.
It's always been a mouthy little country that's loved running shit it can't back up, so why not give em' a good back hand pimp slap to get them to shut the hell up. Nuke Pyongyang and send those little fucks an unmistakable message. The Chinese' ears mike perk up a little too right? Riiiiiiigggghhht?
Sweet Jesus I hope so, because if Trump continues to antagonize our allies we might lose them, and, if we're not properly supported, China might be willing to take acceptable losses and make a run at the Yankees. Now, you know 'Merica aint about to sit around and take it if some Chinese soldiers are coming to our shores to tell us what's what.
I'm talking Armageddon man, end of days, end of the world, numberless soldiers invade, nukes fly, small pox is released and the blessed sarin nerve gas sets us free ... but, like I said I'm going to give him a chance.
2) Generational depression. Our debts at what,
20 trillion dollars now right? Well, congress is worthless, thus it would not surprise anyone if it gave Goldenhair Spendy-McGee rubber stamp spending. Donald Trump spends trillion and congress gleefully spends our lives away until American credit is no good anymore. The debt has swollen to 50 Trillion and we genuinely can't afford to service our debt anymore. America declares bankruptcy, and fuck it, peace; Trump out.
America has now been robbed of the gift of Alexander Hamilton and is without credit. Want a house? Sure lets go get a mortgage, nope. Or worse, sure but 40% interest. Want a car? Nope, same deal. Credit freezes and banks start to fail, banks that are ensured by the full faith and credit of the us government right? Oh shit !?!?!? The government's bankrupt. That's right bro, your money is gone. You just got Trumped.
A default in US credit would literally ruin us. Roads would decay, education would become a scarce commodity for the ultra wealthy and police would protect only where people could afford to pay them. Welcome to third world America. Don't worry we'll move out of mom's basement in 70 years but we just went bankrupt so we need some time to figure shit out.
Runner up catastrophic futures were:
1) dogs suddenly revolt to avoid a Trump presidency and proceed to start a world wide dog revolution that subjugates humanity.
2) The Clinton Foundation is militarized and fills the void ISIS leaves behind as we systematically pursue and destroy them.
3)You saw your parents having sex that night ... yeah, can't unsee that. You should get some counseling.
So, right. Now everything could go right too. Congress could grow a spine. Trump could back China off. Russia could realize it doesn't matter. Japan could militarize and South Korea could apply for annexation and mother fucking America could triumph uber allus! But Donald Trump would have still promised conservative American's everything they wanted even though we knew there was no way we could have it all and I would still be depressed. Cause I just got Trumped.
