Why Trump Doesn’t Scare Me
September 5th, 2016
Donald Trump scares a lot of people. They worry that he is a crazy racist who can’t be trusted with the nuclear codes. They worry that he will needlessly insult foreign leaders. They worry that he isn’t sufficiently knowledgeable to do the job. And so on.
But unlike the frightened masses, I perceive Trump to be safer than the average candidate for president. You might wonder what-the-hell I’m seeing that you are not seeing. That’s worth detailing because it is always fascinating when people look at the same situation and have wildly different interpretations. With that setup, here are my reasons why Donald Trump does not scare me.
I’m Not Afraid of the Dark
If you ask a hundred strangers to finish the following sentence, what types of answers would you get?
• Timmy was afraid of …
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I’m From New York
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