[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

definitely scary times...imho...I was contemplating an early retirement in a few years but now that is not likely! The "president" will take the country/world economy down just to get his way...right or wrong...and that's damn scary.

Originally Posted by bk400

You know what America has always been known for? Rule of law, political stability, and global leadership with respect to democratic values.

Those bedrocks of American exceptionalism are being undermined now -- it's not a political statement; it is a factual statement.

China, Europe, and every other country with properly qualified and competent technocrats are going to diversify away from the US -- permanently. It's not a Trump issue; it's an American issue. America has shown that its electorate is collectively capable of making decisions that are antithetical to those three things that America, heretofore, as always been known for.

I hope I'm wrong, because I find myself really sad thinking about it these days.

If I want politics and volatility I know where to find it. Let's not bring it here.