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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#156176: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:14:37 PM

We've finally elected a President that more than half the country hates. Good job, us.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#156177: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:14:54 PM

To be honest, had Clinton won, that honor likely would've gone to her.

i'm tired, my friend
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#156178: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:17:35 PM

I think it's kind of funny that all of us are saying we'd appoint people who know what they're doing so they can help us run things. That's basically Trump's strategy.

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#156179: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:20:47 PM

[up][up]Eh, while the approval rating would be pretty low, I doubt there'd be as much disapproval.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#156180: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:21:38 PM

[up][up] It may be his "strategy", but the potential appointees he's put forth are a laundry list of the least qualified people imaginable.

edited 17th Nov '16 12:21:53 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#156181: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:22:43 PM

So Trump's strategy of taking on the big bankers is to prevent them from going to work.

I see.

carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#156182: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:25:06 PM

Fighteer made it all these years as a mod and came through the google incidents with at least a semi-functioning liver, so we may be on to something here.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#156183: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:25:10 PM

[up][up]That professor who said he'd be impeached might well be right. At the rate he's going, he might even get impeached before he officially takes office.

[up] Ugh. The idea of being President makes me vomit a little in my mouth. I would have to give up World of Warcraft, for one thing. tongue Do I have any major skeletons in my closet? I can't think of any — my life has been rather astonishingly boring by any rational standard.

edited 17th Nov '16 12:26:35 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#156184: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:27:25 PM

Honestly it's in the interest of the Republicans themselves to get him out of the way in place of one of their own (Pence). He's probably too uncontrollable and unpredictable even for them.

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#156185: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:28:30 PM

I literally at this point can't see him lasting 4 years. If he does, he'll be tapping into some wretched four leaf clover screwball luck.

I'm not wishing him dead.

I just literally can't see him lasting.

We're dealing with a president who has a 37.5% approval rating as of now, and I expect it to keep dropping.

The lower that number goes, the more likely assassinations, impeachment or coups typically happen in countries.

And with his utter disregard for any level of security or encryption or vetting, there's no way we're not getting scandals. Big ones. Scandals with very big hands.

edited 17th Nov '16 12:29:29 PM by PotatoesRock

IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#156186: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:29:11 PM

@Kostya: Well, I suppose I could abuse the power of being potus to benefit Argentina. I'm guessing cutting all US agricultural subsidies, removing food import restrictions and making completely one-sided trade deals with Argentina (with Argentina being the favored side) should be enough. Oh, and unconditionally supporting Argentina's position on the Falklands Malvinas issue, because why not?.

Hey, at least I'm not letting someone else handle the situation tongue.

edited 17th Nov '16 12:30:51 PM by IFwanderer

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#156187: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:29:36 PM

I highly doubt he'll be assassinated. The chance of an internal revolt is shaping up to be likely, though the results have shaken up everything else as is.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#156188: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:29:36 PM

So Trump's strategy of taking on the big bankers is to prevent them from going to work. I see.

When you put it like that, it almost feels like a big motivation for him doing this is spite.

He probably knows they hate him.

We're dealing with a president who has a 37.5% approval rating as of now, and I expect it to keep dropping.

Where are you getting that number? The gallup poll I posted, unless I misread, has him at 42% approval presently, which is actually an improvement from the 38% or so he had on the first few days.

edited 17th Nov '16 12:31:10 PM by Draghinazzo

CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#156189: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:30:50 PM

I would never be able to be President — my dad was a card-carrying Indian communist back in the day. A cursory search on Facebook and Reddit would reveal my complete disdain for political centrism, American exceptionalism, and the American political system. Oh, and I can't act positive for even a second, even if my life depended on it. Nothing inspirational from me.

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#156190: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:33:29 PM

Where are you getting that number? The gallup poll I posted, unless I misread, has him at 42% approval presently, which is actually an improvement from the 38% or so he had on the first few days.
Real Clear Politics.

I highly doubt he'll be assassinated.
For a comparison, Madam President Park in South Korea is at 5% approval rating is all but looking like she'll be dragged out onto the streets / arrested by the police for corruption despite her howling and screaming that she will complete her presidency.

My point in general is the lower that number drops, the more political instability you're likely to see.

edited 17th Nov '16 12:35:39 PM by PotatoesRock

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#156191: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:36:58 PM

I could be president! I haven't done anything in my entire life! Well, except for playing video games, watching cartoons, and wanking to unspeakable porn, but what else is a single guy supposed to do in his time off?

edited 17th Nov '16 12:37:14 PM by Kayeka

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#156192: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:40:43 PM

There is at least a higher than normal chance someone will try something. How high is hard to say. Anyone crazy or desperate enough to try it must know what it would likely be the last thing they ever did.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#156193: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:42:15 PM

Whoever does try would be a fucking idiot, as it would martyr him and galvanize the alt-right.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#156194: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:44:29 PM

Huh, I see.

I do think that exact numbers aside it's fairly clear that Trump has a historically low favorability rating.

Keep in mind that Trump is supposed to be in his "honeymoon" period right now. When elected, presidents usually keep a positive favorability rating (averaging on 55%) for about 7 months on average as of the last few presidencies.

So if his favorability ratings are starting out this low, he has a big uphill battle. Of course, it's possible that some good things might happen that will boost his ratings, especially depending on the economic policy the GOP decides to implement, but barring that, he will probably either stay at that level of popularity or go significantly down.

Because like Potatoes Rock said, the potential for scandals in this climate, with Trump not giving any fucks about protocol or proper security, is pretty high. Never mind the possibility of a war with Iran, which would be horrible for morale.

edited 17th Nov '16 12:47:18 PM by Draghinazzo

nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#156195: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:49:36 PM

I could never be the president. Even if it wasn't for the fact that I wasn't born in the US, my usual strategy when playing 4x games lead me to believe it would be really bad to be one of the peons living under my thumb.

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#156196: Nov 17th 2016 at 12:50:04 PM

[up][up][up]I have said so too, but I said so during the election when riling up the alt right looked like the worst of likely outcomes. I am no longer sure that's the worst likely outcome.

This is not an endorsement or condoning of anything. I realize this is walking the line but I'm trying to discuss "might", not "should".

edited 17th Nov '16 12:51:13 PM by Elle

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Cape Malleum Majorem
#156197: Nov 17th 2016 at 1:02:59 PM

Although technically eligible to be President, if someone offered me the job, I'd turn it down. Unlike Prez-Elect Pumpkinhead, I have at least an inkling of the heavy responsibilities that the job entails, and also have some awareness of my own limitations. No thank you.

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#156198: Nov 17th 2016 at 1:09:16 PM

Apparently, there was already a trade war going on before Trump, and he's liable to make it worse.

Essentially, the oppressive measures taken by the US intelligence agencies have eroded international trust in US tech firms, leading governments like China and Russia to protect their own interests by replacing US-made technology with tech made on their own soil and imposing pressure on american companies like Microsoft to potentially protect their own tech firms. This is in addition to "data localization" laws which require companies to keep customer data inside servers in the country they're operating in.

While President Trump probably can’t solve these problems, he could potentially make them worse.

For example, he’s been talking about forcing Apple (AAPL) to start making its iPhones in US factories. He also said the government should make Apple decrypt a phone belonging to the dead San Bernardino terrorists.

Trump ally Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), who just won reelection, tried last year to pass a bill that would have forced US tech companies to give the government “backdoor” access to encrypted memory. It will likely pass if he tries again this year.

The tech industry fiercely opposes weakening encryption, arguing it makes everyone’s data vulnerable to hackers and give foreign buyers another reason to avoid US products.

American tech companies dominate the world because their products work anywhere and anyone can use them. The developing cyber trade war gives a leg up to foreign competitors.

If you own any tech stocks whose growth plans include customers outside the US, you might want to review their valuation.

Don’t assume borders will always be as open to trade as they are now. The gates are closing fast.

edited 17th Nov '16 1:10:30 PM by Draghinazzo

Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#156199: Nov 17th 2016 at 1:15:41 PM

We're dealing with a president who has a 37.5% approval rating as of now, and I expect it to keep dropping.
Wow! If only all of those people who disapproved of him so much had actually gone out and voted!

Sorry, too bitter?

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#156200: Nov 17th 2016 at 1:16:00 PM

[up][up]I want to emphasize how completely terrible the idea of having a government backdoor into tech is, and not even from the Big Brother implications. Intentionally putting a backdoor in completely invalidates the idea of security; if one exists, someone it wasn't intended for ''will' find and use it.

edited 17th Nov '16 1:16:25 PM by Elle


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