2016 U.S. Presidential Election

[crackdude]

It's a dumbass right.

Your whole constitution is shit. Someone should really write a new one.
Everyone talks about progress, yet you want to stick to 230 year old laws. That makes very little sense

[Spock]

I never said I was progressive. The constitution is what the U.S. was founded on. If we abandoned it entirely, then it would have to be a different country. Ammendments on the other hand were written after the constitution and can be repealed. The right to bear arms in the country with the most guns will always remain though. It would start a war of the government decided to ban all guns.

[Barry the Nomad]

The US politics thread is full of non-US citizens arguing about the US, lol.

[Tad]

The US politics thread is full of non-US citizens arguing about the US, lol.

Hey, we whinge because we care

Edit: Seriously though. It does matter. Like everywhere it of course has problems, but America is important to a lot of us.

[pcm92]

I am beginning to regret starting this topic because of how controversial it is. I will say one thing just to set the record straight. Hillary Clinton is just another Dilma Rousseff. Starving the American people to death while we keep hearing about her emails over and over is not something that I look forward to.

[Tad]

I am beginning to regret starting this topic because of how controversial it is. I will say one thing just to set the record straight. Hillary Clinton is just another Dilma Rousseff. Starving the American people to death while we keep hearing about her emails over and over is not something that I look forward to.

From what I can gather, it's not a choice of picking who's good. Just one of picking who's the better of the two worst candidates America has had to pick.

In that contest, it's quite shocking that Trump is even in the running after all he's done and said. His tactic is nothing new either. It is however, very dangerous.

[crackdude]

Americans could just....not vote

[crackdude]

America is important to a lot of us.

For the UK maybe. Everywhere else we just enjoy the shittalking

[Barry the Nomad]

Americans could just....not vote

People are free to not vote, but to do so means you really should shut the fuck up when it comes to the outcome and how things progress in the country. You can still vote and not vote for the candidate(s), though I am the firm believer of looking at each candidate and where they stand and voting for the one who best aligns with your views.

[crackdude]

but to do so means you really should shut the fuck up when it comes to the outcome and how things progress in the country.

This a bullshit view overall.
If I live in a country and live under its rules, I have as much a say on what is going on as anyone else. Same way I can't say "fuck your rules, I didn't even vote".
You have the right to not vote, and doing so does not mean you wave off other rights. Not voting is a vote in itself, it's taking a stand of complete apathy for every single candidate.

Voting in someone just in spite of another is pure hypocrisy. It's signing your name bellow a set of rules you don't even believe in so that others do not get their way with what they actually believe.

America's stupid biparty system generates this issue.

[Tad]

For the UK maybe. Everywhere else we just enjoy the shittalking

You really shouldn't though. When a big country such as America is making a huge change it can effect things on a global scale. Financial, security, military, trade etc.

[Spock]

Wow. I think Trump really is about to win. Is this some type of revenge for reelecting Obama?

[Tad]

*wakes up and stretches*

Good morning worl- ohh my god!

[max_cady]

Wow. I think Trump really is about to win. Is this some type of revenge for reelecting Obama?

Well, look at it this way: the results of this election clearly do not portray Obama's 8 years of service in the most positive light. Still... I-I still can't beleive what I'm witnessing right here, right now...

[crackdude]

Now people are turning this against Obama instead of just admiting that Hillary blew the easiest election in US history?