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Trump as US president might be useful

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thatbags Mon 06-Jun-16 09:01:45

I think that damaging polarisation of political thought is exactly what the article is seeking to address.

ffinnochio Mon 06-Jun-16 08:57:35

Can't see any hypothetical good in the article at all.

It occurs to me that one might use the same hypothetical cancer analogy with the Eu Referendum - and which type of chemo would provide the best outcome.

As one might guess, I am becoming increasing angry with the polarisation of political thought.

ffinnochio Mon 06-Jun-16 08:51:42

Infecting [hypothetically, of course] a whole country with a cancer to see if some chemo would help their troubles would be utterly stupid. Just the sort of thing Trump would say.

vampirequeen Mon 06-Jun-16 08:29:57

It might wake people up but I fear that would be just before he presses the button and we all die horribly.

Welshwife Mon 06-Jun-16 08:10:14

Let us hope that enough democrats come to their senses and back Bernie Sauders! The votes are anti Hilary rather than pro Donald.

obieone Mon 06-Jun-16 08:05:02

This is also why they have gone for Trump - he is seen as a winner. Plus they "know" him from reality programmes. A lot of Americans are switched off from politics, so dont "know" the politicians.

obieone Mon 06-Jun-16 08:03:18

That is why Americans are voting for Trump in such large numbers.

I personally think anyone who doesnt live permanently in a country, does not really know and understand what a person in another country feels, and yes knows.
Living with something day by day is not the same as anything else.

Their education system is ranked 28th in the world. Which is the statistic that always gets me. 28th!!

Alea Mon 06-Jun-16 07:53:53

I feared this would be clutching at straws, but having read it, an excellent article.
If only the effect could be achieved without Trump being elected....a bit like vaccination with cowpox to prevent smallpox!

Disgruntled Mon 06-Jun-16 07:30:21

Wow, thanks for that, Thatbags! I must read it cos I find the prospect of the Wigged One becoming president very scary.

thatbags Mon 06-Jun-16 07:04:20

I've just read an excellent aricle in Quillette about the hypothetical good that could come out of a Trump presidency, scary though that prospect is. The authors argue that US politics (Republican Party in particular) is in such a mess that having such a one as Trump as president would have the effect of starkly illuminating US political "cancers" of the far right and the far left and could provide a kind of "rough medicine".

It is a thought provoking essay.

There is no good case for Trump but this is the best there is by James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian.

If anyone wants to know who James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian are, here is my answer: they are the people who wrote this article. #WhatNotWho. And Google is your friend.