Mai72
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Trump's speech focused on doom and gloom.
Obama said that the reality is Americans are doing pretty good.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/politics/obama-mexico-press-conference-trump-convention/index.html
Trump outright lied about the crime in America. The national homicide rate has been in a steep decline for years. It's not going up. It's going down! The ISIS threat is also over exaggerated.
You will die from diabetes, heart disease, car accident, or cancer before you will from a bad guy.
Why would Trump focus on the doom and gloom of America? Because he needs people scared and afraid. Only he can fix America. Only Trump can bring America back to the glory days. Politicians are really good at creating scarcity. The immigrants are stealing your jobs! It's their fault your life sucks.
The world is rapidly changing and will continue to change. We are going thru a period of massive disruption. All sectors in America are being disrupted. Trump isn't going to be able to stop it. He can try to isolate America, and I'm sure his fans would love that. But, at the end of the day we are a global community. You either adapt to this new economy or you'll go thru massive pain.
Obama said that the reality is Americans are doing pretty good.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/politics/obama-mexico-press-conference-trump-convention/index.html
Trump outright lied about the crime in America. The national homicide rate has been in a steep decline for years. It's not going up. It's going down! The ISIS threat is also over exaggerated.
You will die from diabetes, heart disease, car accident, or cancer before you will from a bad guy.
Why would Trump focus on the doom and gloom of America? Because he needs people scared and afraid. Only he can fix America. Only Trump can bring America back to the glory days. Politicians are really good at creating scarcity. The immigrants are stealing your jobs! It's their fault your life sucks.
The world is rapidly changing and will continue to change. We are going thru a period of massive disruption. All sectors in America are being disrupted. Trump isn't going to be able to stop it. He can try to isolate America, and I'm sure his fans would love that. But, at the end of the day we are a global community. You either adapt to this new economy or you'll go thru massive pain.
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