Trump wins. Now what?

While we are on the subject of "actual facts," may we see some such facts proving that the US was on the brink of war with Russia? I don't recall seeing any credible reports of a situation analogous to the Cuban Missile Crisis occurring.

Given the balance of demographics as they are in the US and millions of people swinging to the left (I have explained the heterogeneous composition of Trump's support basis elsewhere) it's clear that the various hate groups that were rooting for Trump (Neo-Nazis, Neo-Confederates, KKK, Alt-Right, etc.) are numerically weak. Individually, they are dangerous, as is proven by the hate crimes that are unfolding (I would dare to say that Trump is responsible for fomenting racial hatred with this demagogy, but like Hillary Clinton, he is above the law). Blacks, Jews, LGBT, Muslims, and others targeted by such people have a right and a duty to defend themselves. However, if these far-right groups ever got out of line and risked provoking a major left-wing backlash, the state apparatus under Trump would be forced to crack down on them to protect its own interests (such was the case with the crackdown on the Golden Dawn in Greece after the murder of a left-wing rapper 2013).

Given how Bernie Sanders never put up any challenge to the DNC's rigging of the primaries against him (he could have very well gone on to win the presidency by a landslide if he took a page from Trump's playbook and waged a pertinacious struggle against his party's establishment), Trump inevitably filled the vacuum for the populist "anti-establishment" candidate. Most of the people who voted for him did so in spite of his xenophobic demagogy, misogyny, and anti-intellectualism. As The Economist (November 12th-18th 2016) noted, such gaping flaws are seen as insignificant in comparison to the "One Big Truth: that America needs fixing." Furthermore, was "not Trump" really a compelling reason to vote for Hillary? She is part of one of the political dynasties that played a major role in American politics for most of the past quarter century. The Democrats waxed poetic about gains made that are now a distant memory at best, but they certainly had nothing to deliver for those who work for an honest living today.

Some liberal types seem to be acting like we are on the verge of some sort of military dictatorship, if not fascism, but this clearly isn't the case. I repeatedly heard similar "doom and gloom" complaints during the years of G.W. Bush, but nothing of the sort even happened. The right-wing back then was stronger than it is today, but even then, the era of far-right reaction that some of these people "predicted" never materialized. I have no reason to assume that this will the case in the near future simply because the abject failures of liberalism over the past eight years (well, okay, it worked marvelously for Wall Street, but as for the rest of us...) paved the way for a right-populist to win the presidency.

Truthfully, Donald Trump doesn't really have a popular mandate. It seems that voter turnout this year was at a 20 year low. Considering that we were dealing with the two historically unpopular candidates, is it any wonder that so many people never bothered showing up to the polls? Furthermore, it seems that Hillary Clinton may have very well won the popular vote. It's amusingly ironic that the conservative phrase of "The Silent Majority" is turned against them here. The millions of people that never voted for Trump are still here, and millions that voted for him have high expectations that Trump can't possibly meet. Trump has put forth an easy, electoral solution to the problems facing American workers. However, Obama did the same thing in 2008, and we all know what happened there. Remember Obama's promises of "Hope" and "Change"? People simply projected their aspirations for a better life into such empty vessels. The same is now true today of "Make America Great Again". In order to deliver on his promises, Trump literally has to fulfill the impossible task of bringing back the living standards that were enjoyed during the Postwar Era. He isn't going to have any excuses now that the Republicans control the White House and Congress. Donald Trump will ultimately be discredited under the hammer blows of events and pave the way for a sharp swing to the left.

Donald Trump is now starting to backpedal on some of his more extreme campaign promises. Anyone who heard or read his victory speech will notice the glaring absence of calling Hillary "crooked" or mentioning a special prosecutor:

(my emphasis)

As has been pointed out above, Trump is no longer calling for an outright repeal of the ACA/Obamacare, and he has been backpeadling on other campaign policies. The new boss is already sounding a lot like the old boss.

 

M14Brony, the KKK is a left wing hate group. Many of the Democrat party leadership either came up through the KKK or were mentored by former clansmen.

 

Not too relevant to the thread, but interesting nonetheless about the election and social media.

 

Years ago, some right-wing propagandists tried to pin the blame for far-right groups like the KKK on the left. Unfortunately for them, such claims do not withstand scrutiny.

Trump's backpedaling continues; he has now told right-wing hate groups supporting him to "stop it" when it comes to hate crimes.

 

Robert Byrd, maybe I skimmed the article too fast, but you're going to tell me he was a Republican?

 

I have my reservations about Trump, and I'm definitely concerned for how he's going to affect me in College and beyond, but Rockout's right. I WANT Trump to prove me wrong the he won't roll back my rights and the rights of many other LGBT people, among other things.

 

I've honestly been scared because he won. Very, scared.

 

Trump is not going to any different than Obama or Bush before him. He already appointed an insider hack as his chief of staff. So we're in for another four years of the status quo.

 

1.He's anti-LGBT and I'm gay so...
2.He doesn't know how to shut up when he needs to and I feel like his mouth will lead to World War III

 

Yeah, I'll have to agree with Ridley here. Trump isn't exactly pro-gay either, but he's a hell of a lot better than most of the republicans. You need to be more concerned about the people he's surrounding himself with. We've also seen two very different "personas" of Trump. I don't like the guy that much, and I'll admit the more presidential image he's presenting as of late is a lot more agreeable. @Marissa Karisame I'm as scared as you are, but I WANT Trump to prove me wrong.

 

Maybe, but, I just am upset about all of the hate going around.


Another question, was his hair apart of his act to get people's attention? I'm being serious, I really wanna know.

 

That hate was going around long before Trump was even nominated for President. Obama has done tons to divide us. Not saying they're aren't bad cops, Rid knows there are, but Obama personally has bashed cops to no end. His actions have given rise to very dangerous situations for police in many cities.

 

I think he's going through a scene phase with his hair.