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As a third party voter obviously Republicans and Democrats are always going to be a part of the same boat to me but there are just so many similarities its just strange!
Both are big on fixing the nations infrastructure.
Both are big on getting rid of undocumented immigrants, Obama deported record amount of undocumented immigrants, he even had Israeli contractors help with security on our southern border. Trump of course wants to build a huge wall.
Both banned humans from a select number of middle east countries from entering the United States.
Even all the supporters are the same to me, i remember when Obama was elected Conservatives went on and on about every move the poor man made, they would watch his every move and critique him on everything, he couldn't even enjoy a game of golf.
Now i'm watching Liberals with the same obsession, watching every move Trump makes and even going after his family... i remember not too long ago watching CNN and they were literally talking about Trump eating KFC with a fork.
on the bottom of the screen you see sub headlines scrolling of a gas attack that killed 30 people.
No, you're not the only one who's noticed this. I've been saying it for some time that most things you read about in the news is just noise.
When all the dust settles, there really isn't that much difference between most presidents/politicians. They all have to deal with the same kinds of issues. In the end, the results of their policies also look pretty similar. Obama's style was just quieter and Trump's is more raucous.
Also, Obama and Trump actually seem to like one another on a personal and professional level.
Other than both men being narcissists with tremendous self-confidence while at the same time possessing fragile egos, I don't see much in common between the two men policy or personality wise.
As a third party voter obviously Republicans and Democrats are always going to be a part of the same boat to me but there are just so many similarities its just strange!
Both are big on fixing the nations infrastructure.
Both are big on getting rid of undocumented immigrants, Obama deported record amount of undocumented immigrants, he even had Israeli contractors help with security on our southern border. Trump of course wants to build a huge wall.
Both banned humans from a select number of middle east countries from entering the United States.
Even all the supporters are the same to me, i remember when Obama was elected Conservatives went on and on about every move the poor man made, they would watch his every move and critique him on everything, he couldn't even enjoy a game of golf.
Now i'm watching Liberals with the same obsession, watching every move Trump makes and even going after his family... i remember not too long ago watching CNN and they were literally talking about Trump eating KFC with a fork.
on the bottom of the screen you see sub headlines scrolling of a gas attack that killed 30 people.
I think that supporter bases can be similar. Especially the ones who are really sort of cultist in their devotion.
Cult of personality, as it were.
But, the key difference I see is that Obama was a bit more... deliberative? Not so eager to jump out there, say whatever, whenever, first thing out of his mouth... take on a bunch of cabinet members who had no idea what they were doing, etc.
He seemed to be willing to accept counsel of people with more experience than him.
I am glad that Trump, at the least, is willing to take some sort of counsel from people with more military experience, even if he's very disappointing in his domestic choices for cabinet members.
I just wish he'd quit saying random crap like how he could just "blow up a ship."
Good grief, man. You're the PRESIDENT. Everyone knows how many nukes we have here. It's no secret that we could blow a good many things up, but whether we should or not is the issue.
So, why talk about it?
I am also not keen on him winging it during speeches. Yeah.. he doesn't need to sound like he's a Rhodes Scholar, but would it kill him to have some index cards now and then?
Would also rather he not get his news from tabloid TV. He is the PRESIDENT. He has a wealth of information at his fingertips via briefings that should not be slanted the way that TV programs are... attend briefings.
Drop the TV remote.
Scale back the tweets.
These are things I see about him that differ from Obama, even though many of both men's most rabid supporters may have behaved in similar ways.
It's a bit like being really crazy about Elvis vs being really crazy about Wayne Newton. One of those seems logical. The other seems more suspect.
Does not mean the obsessed fans aren't odd, no matter their choice of obsession.
And... no.... not all people who voted for Trump are obsessed fans.
I swear, I have to add disclaimers to everything I say, lest someone take offense.
*sigh*
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As a third party voter obviously Republicans and Democrats are always going to be a part of the same boat to me but there are just so many similarities its just strange!
Both are big on fixing the nations infrastructure.
Both are big on getting rid of undocumented immigrants, Obama deported record amount of undocumented immigrants, he even had Israeli contractors help with security on our southern border. Trump of course wants to build a huge wall.
Both banned humans from a select number of middle east countries from entering the United States.
Even all the supporters are the same to me, i remember when Obama was elected Conservatives went on and on about every move the poor man made, they would watch his every move and critique him on everything, he couldn't even enjoy a game of golf.
Now i'm watching Liberals with the same obsession, watching every move Trump makes and even going after his family... i remember not too long ago watching CNN and they were literally talking about Trump eating KFC with a fork. on the bottom of the screen you see sub headlines scrolling of a gas attack that killed 30 people.
I agree, but maybe this is just the new politics in the age of social media. People are more partisan than ever, and supporters dig in their heals more than ever while the opposing side digs in their's.
As to the part in bold, I always think of this meme when I see the actual important news in the news crawl while the talking heads are discussing pop culture or some idiocy:
I agree RedZin, both different personalities and ways of expressing their beliefs for sure..
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