The show thus far of the race for the White House has certainly taken an ugly turn. The man best qualified for the post has dropped out of the race - Bernie Sanders. He is best qualified, because it appears that amongst all the candidates only Sanders is willing to bring some real change to the country and take on the establishment. There is evidence that at least partly due to the Democratic Party's rigged internal system Sanders is now not on the Democrats' ticket.
Now we are left with these two people on offer - Hilary Clinton on the left and Donald Trump on the right. This is truely a choice of the lesser of two evils. Voters who are old enough would still have difficulties in recalling when it was the last time that they were faced with such a hard choice.
To understand why this is a hard choice, one must first have a grip on the current problems of the country. Obviously, there are many social problems facing society today. To name just a few - poverty, inequality, gun control, security. However, one must not lose sight of the root cause to all these social problems facing the country, and more broadly the world today, i.e. globalisation.
Understandably, not everyone share the above view of globalisation. There are many who have benefited from it the last three decades. The problem is there are many more who are left behind and outside the door of globalisation. Inequality is the issue.
Back to our original issue. Who should you vote for, Clinton or Trump? The voters can only take their decision on the basis of what these two people have said and done in the past. First, Clinton is an insider through and through. She has been there for too long (read this as too intertwined with the vested interest of the establishment) to be able to bring any change. It's all business as usual for Clinton no matter what rhetoric she uses.
Next come Trump. A man who has a proven track record of labour exploitation, and relentless business dealings. He is a man who would say anything to get what he wants (read this as he has no principles and no ideology). Whatever later turns out to suit his best interest at the time, he would go back on his words without hesitation. You cannot trust this man for a single second, because he is trying to figure out every second how to make use of you.
Obviously, voters may also consider voting the Liberals or the Greens or not at all. If there are enough voters who decide to vote say the Greens, they may actually create enough momentum to bring about some real change to the present corrupted system. The problem though is it is a two party system and, any candidate from other than the two main parties stands a slim chance of being elected.
Come November this year, if you still care enough to vote my advice to you is - hold your nose and vote for Trump. Yes, he still is an invertebrate liar. However, hopefully the checks and balances in the ssytem will limit whatever damage he may be able to wreak. If he becomes the president, his business instincts would tell him that it works for him with his tactics. Don't forget - he is an unprincipled bloke. He would say whatever no matter he means it or not to get what he wants. But when it comes to reality, he would always take what's best for him, and by extension hopefully for the country.
Yes, indeed this is an interesting ride from now to November this year. Let the show roll on.
It seems correct now
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