That's a good point. And, we saw that in the election and here, in this thread. There are other very ephemeral, hard to define, qualities or actions that people screamed at rallies, too.pjknibbs wrote: ↑Tue, 11. Dec 18, 06:21Since we're talking about what makes someone suitable for the office of President, while I don't think that Trump's (lack of) business acumen has anything to do with the job he's doing, it does echo the main reason people voted for him--because he's not a career politician. I'm personally all for that--I think being in politics as a career all your life insulates you from what the man on the street experiences and makes it impossible for you to properly represent them. However, this rather implies that the non-political career you've had doesn't *also* insulate you from the experiences of the man in the street, and with Trump, we're talking a guy who shits in a gold toilet. He's as out of touch with the common man as any career politician.
"Make America Great Again" - Uh... That's defining a condition that is likely being misdefined to begin with, then posing a problem that isn't in evidence and announcing you have a solution to it. "Grumpkins are coming to rape your household pets! I WILL SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS KITTY FROM TEH GRUMPKIN SCOURGE!" I'm a 'Murican, so I thought America was pretty great to start with and any problems we had weren't because we weren't "great."
"Drain the Swamp" - I loved that one. It's like saying "Get rid of government by electing people to government!" Or, "Let's have an election that is just like every other election and we'll not change anything at all about how we decide who we're going to vote for, but we will surely expect them to be different." Well, Trump is different, that's for sure. So, maybe it wasn't such a crazy thing to expect? But... It's like inviting Genghis Khan to your Group Therapy Session "just to change things up and maybe get us started on a healthier subject we can all related to..."
"We want a Common Man" - That's sort of what you're talking about. But, people wanted someone who wasn't steeped in politics, but didn't seem to care much about why they wanted that or what qualities that person should have. It was just "Anyone who isn't entrenched in Washington politics." ie: We want something different. "Jelly Belly" makes an earwax flavored jelly-bean, but I don't want to eat one. I want a nice, comfy, encouraging flavor. Something wholesome that reminds me of Summers during my childhood. Brandy? A nice single-malt whiskey flavor? Definitely not "Coor's Light" flavor as it doesn't have a flavor, so I don't remember what it tasted like. It was... wet. That's all I remember of it.
