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Originally Posted by Stuart
The problem is from what I saw, very little of the US election was about policies (in fact, Trump rarely even mentioned them), and more about attacking the opponent.
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When I realised that the BBC, were interested only in attacking Trump, rather than looking at his policies, and were pro Clinton, I decided to find out for myself, by listening to a good few full length speeches from Trump and general research, including a couple of the TV debates.
I found it quite easy to determine his policies, and they were very significant in my view. I listed these in an earlier post with comments on Trump himself
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I'm prepared to judge him on whether he keeps to the promises he made in the election. Anyone who thinks Trump is free from past wrong doings is deluded.
But as far as I was concerned, the policies Trump was putting forward are essential to America. They were, in key areas, opposite to the policies that Obama pursued and Hillary would have taken further. Examples are:
Standing against globalism and upholding the sovereign nation state.
Strong borders and doing whatever is necessary to prevent radical Islamic terrorists entering the country.
Controlling Immigration
Taking definitive action against Mexican drug cartels (who also smuggle in ISIS terrorists)
Re-building US industry and the jobs attached to it, which had been outsourced to other countries for cheap labour reasons.
Trying to halt the liberal moral decline that had gone on under Obama and would have got worse under Hillary
His promise to sort out problems in the inner cities.
His intention to strengthen the military and increase support for Veterans.
His support for Israel
Draining the Washington swamp.
Rejecting multinational trade deals (back-door globalism, TPP. TTIP etc.)
Trump is an egotist and outspoken (clumsily at times). But I think in some ways you need someone 'full of himself' to drive through the above agenda.
Make no mistake, people who voted for him were fully aware of his faults (especially the Evangelical Christians) but decided that America needed so badly, the policies that Trump was advocating that they decided to look past the man himself.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...&postcount=497
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American healthcare, I know little about. The gist I gleaned was that premiums were rising and providers were dropping out under Obama care. Some Republicans seem to be moaning about the new proposal because they see too much Federal financing still going on rather than a completely free market. Personally, I'm just glad I live in the UK, where we have the NHS. It's not something that I will follow closely, as I don't live in the US. The policies I posted previously have far more significance for me and globally in the coming years.