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Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 07:53 AM Sep 2016

Both candidates have their problems but there's one fundamental difference...

When criticized for her emails or her foundation, Hillary at least promises to do better in the future, she listens and is receptive to her critics (sitting for an 11 hour interrogation), and she is willing to admit her mistakes. She even goes as far as offering to disassociate herself from her own charity foundation.

And she is given no points by anyone--- Right or Left--- for that.

Meanwhile, Trump promises no changes to his questionable past behavior, antagonizes and/or ignores his critics, refuses to admit to mistakes and goes back on what he says he'll do at his slightest whim.

And yet Left and Right still see Trump as if he is on equal footing with Hillary in responding to concerns about his behavior.

Hillary is given NO POINTS for being willing to amend, consider people's concerns and alter her controversial behavior to make others more comfortable.

Trump doesn't even show signs of caring if the people he proposes to lead are comfortable with his leadership. In fact, he sometimes even mocks expressed concerns for his behavior, telling people, for instance, his taxes are "None of your business". Imagine if Hillary said that about her taxes, her foundation or her emails.

Trump has been allowed to get away with murder.

African Americans can complain, Mexican Americans can complain, Muslim Americans can complain, women can complain, people with disabilities can complain, POW's can complain, his own party can complain but Trump's answer to all of them and more is "You don't get me, I'm not changing."

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