You folks could not be elected dog catcher,
yet you know how to run the world.
I wouldn't even trust Trump to walk a dog let alone run a country (I think it is the dog that would walk Trump anyway )
But you have a system which allows for it. You cant pretend your system is flawless that you elect the best and brightest
Honestly, with 300 million odd people in America there are probably many millions of people that could do better than Trump. It's your system akin to an oligarchy that allowed for the richest, not the brightest, to get elected
I thoroughly understand your confusion.
I was in Australia when the Iran/Contra shit hit the fan.
(Back when Dennis Conner was winning back America's Cup in Fremantle).
Your national news made me wonder if I would have Country to come home to.
Turned out it was just Australia's misunderstanding of USofA politics.
Nothing has changed.
You get filtered info.
Do you believe in the last election that the best and brightest were representing America for the Presidency? Or were fame, power and money primarily in the mix?
We all get filtered info by the way. You, me, everyone. There is the truth and there is the slant of it. No one gets the truth
You appear to believe there is a right and wrong way for people to vote.
No. But people are entitled to have their opinions. People are entitled to vote for which person they believe will best represent their interests. Majority wins
I dont believe anyone should try to ostracize, bully, intimidate, harass etc anyone because of someone they choose to vote. Even if you think their choice is ultimately a bad one. I would also never 'not be friends' with someone based on their politics.
If we believe we live in a place with free and fair elections, then we should all respect each other regardless of how we vote. People are allowed to hate their President. To hold him to account. And that is what makes western countries great. We have seen alternatives in other places across the world and it is never good. We should enjoy that we have a media that isn't solely a mouthpiece for the President.
If I was American, I wouldn't have voted for Hillary in the last election but power to those that do. Even if their only reason was because she has a vagina and they think its a vagina's turn to sit in the oval office. Likewise I wouldn't vote for Trump in the next election if I was American. But power to those that do.
There is no right or wrong vote.