Today, in my 2nd entry of my 3 part series on the presidential candidates, I'm going to talk about the most curious candidate the United States has had in a very long time; Donald Trump.
Republican Candidate Donald Trump's policies are very rarely overwhelmingly clear, but at the times they are they are bluntly stated they are curiously non-Republican in nature. Not in all fields, but in some rather curious ones.
- Policies
Abortion
In the past Donald Trump has not been known for his ever-persisting continuity on subjects in the political range, particularly abortion (and gun control, but all in due time). Megyn Kelly rather boldly asked during an August interview with trump, "When did you actually become a Republican?" in reference to Trump's notorious party-trading.
So, Trump's opinions on the matter remain relatively inline with the Republican thus far, and he has further stated that late term abortions should be banned except in cases of incest, health issues, or rape.
Economy
Donald Trump, coming from the background that he comes from you would expect (or perhaps, not expect) for economics to be his strong point. And it is true, he ahs created a rather successful empire for himself, and in 2000 he warned of a market crash. While the 2010 crash was not "bigger than 1929", the principle matter is still there.
He has said that politicians only shift around paper and get lucky, but don't build this country. Worse yet, he said that hedge fund managers are "getting away with murder" because "they pay no taxes. It's ridiculous." He's also said we should "fight crony capitalism with a level playing field" and lastly, "the middle class is getting absolutely destroyed". All these quotes are not generally conservative standpoints, but are something you would expect to come from the mouth of a Clinton or Sanders.
However, that said, Trump's economic awareness is not admittedly impressive. For instance, Trump said in June that the "real" unemployment rate is between 18 and 20 percent (not the real number of less than 6 percent).
General Social Issues
I've combined these issues into their own category as the has commented on a rather wide range of topics, but is only one man (and still rather new to politics) and has not said much. Just as well, I do find his input in these categories a tad ironic, considering his party of choice.
The subject of drugs is never a bad place to begin with political questioning, and Trump's opinions on the matter are, well, unexpected to say the least. He does not drink, do drugs, has never smoked, or even drank coffee, however Trump believes the answer is to fully legalize drugs, and use the tax revenue to implement greater forms of drug education.
On the subject of education, Trump called Common Core "a disaster" (a statement most would likely agree with, truthfully). In June, he called for the extreme cutting down of the Department of Education and believes that teacher competition should be increased which would involve the destruction of teacher unions.
Among his other views are that climate change is a hoax and that oil is the blood and oxygen of this country's economy. He has said that good development of countries influences good environmental policies and hybrid cars are available and necessary in America.
Trump supports more sanctions against Iran, and more support for Israel, as well as holding up China as our top economic enemy. In the way of trade, he has said that China, Japan, and Mexico are beating our trade and that he can beat them all. One strategy to do so would be to repatriate jobs in these countries back to America.
- Summary
Trump is arguably the least Republican candidate in the Republican list, so how is it that Trump pulls such a large right-leaning audience? Well, unfortunately that answer is not so simple, however there is a rather prevalent theory.
The hard truth we may be facing is that Donald Trump represents a very core American audience, and one that we try not to recognize, but Trump has brought to the foreground. That audience is best put as the worst of our society. He represents intolerance, impatience, racism, sexism, and hate speech, and no matter how much we don't want to believe it, that is a large part of our culture in America. It's been buried under years of political correctness and denial, but that hatred never goes away, and in truth it only festers and grows worse.
To lower this to a more person level, I truly don't believe Donald Trump will win, I don't believe his supporters will turn out to the voting booth. But there is no doubt that while he is being disgustingly vile in many ways throughout this race, we owe him a thank you. Why? Because he has brought these problems to the surface. Donald Trump has perfectly embodied everything America could become. That is a hard reality to face, but I truly believe if we, all 318 million of us, can face this reality, we can overcome it and ultimately be the leading force we have the potential to be. Not a leading force of hatred, but of morality, charity, and goodwill toward the rest of the world.
That's all I have to say, up next; Bernie Sanders.
"I am not determining a point of law. I am restoring tranquility." -Edmund Burke
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