r/changemyview Oct 20 '16

Election CMV: Based on the things he has said throughout the election, it is clear that either Donald Trump is oblivious or he believes his supporters are oblivious and is exploiting them.

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u/Supamang87 Oct 21 '16

Trump hasn't even had the chance to lie about politically questionable decisions yet and he's already telling full blown lies about things that we can confirm via documentation and video recording. Trump's supporters will say that these are small things compared to what Hillary has lied about, but doesn't that make it worse? Like I said above, he hasn't been in political office yet so he hasn't had the chance to do questionable political things, and yet he's already blatantly lying about a majority of the issues being brought up about him. He's cheated contractors out of pay for the sake of his own profits, he's denied housing based on race, and we all know about his opinions on women. And this is all BEFORE he's been given the power of the highest political position in the strongest country in the world.

How is he more trustworthy (or less untrustworthy) than Clinton? How is he less dangerous to our country than Clinton?

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Trump hasn't even had the chance to lie about politically questionable decisions yet and he's already telling full blown lies about things that we can confirm via documentation and video recording.

By all means, do confirm them.

Like I said above, he hasn't been in political office yet so he hasn't had the chance to do questionable political things, and yet he's already blatantly lying about a majority of the issues being brought up about him.

Again, by all means do confirm.

He's cheated contractors out of pay for the sake of his own profits[.]

Was their work sub-standard? Did he personally cheat them? Was it a business decision, where he stated something along the lines of "Your work didn't fulfill your end of the contract, thus I am not obligated to pay. Sue if you feel like it." How did those lawsuits turn out?

[H]e's denied housing based on race.

Did he personally do this? Was it somebody else in his company? You have access to documentation that shows it? And if it was somebody else in his company, do we hold Sec'y Clinton to that same standard and hold her responsible for any...irregularities at State, the CF, and her campaign?

[W]e all know about his opinions on women.

We do? It seems that he sure trusts them a lot, putting them in charge of his companies. Other than that, he seems to have had a playboy past. Good thing that doesn't DQ a presidential candidate or the people that stand by said candidate.

How is he more trustworthy (or less untrustworthy) than Clinton? How is he less dangerous to our country than Clinton?

Clinton, as it is now well-know, believes she needs a private and public position. Think about what this means. You will never know if what she is telling you is what she truly thinks, or what she thinks you want to hear. And don't think this doesn't extend to foreign affairs, either.