Rise of the Anti-Voter: Because There is No Difference
- majority of the public dislikes both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
- major factor in candidate support: Disliking the opponent
- 50 percent of Americans favor the inclusion of Gary Johnson
This was supposed to be an intro to another article. But it took on a life of its own.-vbl
Summary
You have been given the illusion of choice. And that illusion is cracking at the borders.
Goldman's Jeff Currie: "Gold is a hedge against politicians"
There is No Difference: The US Election is Just one Global False Choice
- Clinton: The Dem candidate is sponsored by Wall Street.- Mother of G-d!
- Trump: The GOP candidate will outspend Clinton if elected- Wait, What?
Last night's debate crystalized it for us. The Pew Survey connected the final dots. Our own denial is wiped out. Our hope for a leader who will step up is a false hope. And a false hope is the same as denial. What then are we in denial of? That we are on our own.
The US Election is just a piece of the global puzzle. There is no leader who is out to help you. There is no savior who will right the economic titanic we are on. The press will not save you. Trump will not save you. Clinton will not save you. You are on your own. Your own voting tendencies should tell you as much. People are voting against the other candidate now. Voters can only see negative differences now. And those are not rooted in different policies. They are rooted in character. Whose character is the least bad?
Whose Character is the Least Bad?
We are voting for the person we hate the least now. These are the people we have entrusted with our futures, and our children's futures. And they are not competent, are compromised, or are just corrupt. Our system is breaking and it is reflected in 2 trends: one grass roots, the other macro. And they will meet in the middle. Ground zero will be your home.
- Our Voting Reasons- we have no choice nor do we have permission to vote for a 3rd person
- The Global FX Market as Character Proxy- every major currency in the world has lost buying power
The market is telling us: Short leadership's judgment and buy things that will hold value
- Farmland (USA, Brazil, Argentina)
- Art
- Portable wealth that can cross borders.
The Leader Doesn't Matter: Your Wealth will Be Confiscated
This will not continue. Taxes will go up on individuals to pay for entitlements. Our standard of living will continue to drop as better paying jobs are outsourced. Taxes on paper Gold and other assets like your home will be added. Your wealth will be confiscated. They are telegraphing this to us now. And our voting reasons are the first sign of understanding it.
Leader Doesn't Matter: There is no way out of our liabilities except stealth default
There will be a quiet revolution among taxpayers. And we feel it will be the retired babyboomers who were left behind by their brethren who instigate it. Medicare will not support the mass of retiring people and the system will break. There will be a global reset. Currency debasement will continue, with each circle around the drain increasing in centripetal force. External factors will include the replacement of the USD by a basket of currencies that include Gold. It will happen in the next 20 years and the financial effect will be devastating on holders of paper assets.
National Leadership is Reflected in its Currency
Currency value is a reflection of a country. Which, in turn is a reflection on its leadership. Who among the world's leaders do you trust now? Better yet, who do world leaders trust now? Based on the performance of the FX market the answer is gold.
Which Paper Currency has outperformed Gold this year?
-despite the efforts of Central Banks to placate the public, the word is out. Every CB that can is buying Gold to ensure their ability to engage in international trade in the coming age.
Currency is the stock of a nation. Which nation's stock would you sell your Gold for?
Feel free to substitute "classic cars" or "art" for gold. The answer is the same. No currency has appreciated against "stuff".
Rise of the Anti-Voter
people are starting to get that the leader doesn't matter
The Election Outcome will be a Funeral
There is no Difference: The Two Party System is a Fraud
Elitists are About Themselves
There Used to be a difference Between Dems and GOP
Low Taxes, Low Spending
The GOP has always been about preserving the status quo. They are about keeping what they have. But the redeeming quality was their fiscal responsibility, small government leanings, and pride in self-sufficiency.
High Taxes, High Spending
The Dems have always been about your inability to take care of yourself and the need to take from those who make and give to those who don't contribute to society. But their redeeming qualities were the protection of the undefended by corporate powers and elitism.
Now Both Parties are the Same
The GOP and the Dems are both about Low Taxes and Big Spending Now
- GOP- no Taxes, Spend on their own special interests (Military, Oil etc), line their pockets with kickbacks, print money
- Dems- no real taxes, spend on their own special interests (Insurance companies, Legal PAC) and line their pockets with kickbacks
The GOP has learned from the Dems how to spend. The Dems, meanwhile have their own corporate sponsors as learned from the GOP. We're fecked
authored by Nick Bernabe and theAntiMedia.org.
Washington, D.C. — In an age of hyper-partisan political polarization in the United States, Americans are closing in on a 2016 presidential election that features two of the most disliked candidates in history. While the majority of the public dislikes both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, there must be a reason they both have solid bases of support, right?
People must think Trump is going to be good for the economy by building a wall on the southern border, killing multinational trade deals, and ratcheting up tariff trade wars with China, right?
And people must think Clinton will help out the poor, uplift minorities, and bring equality for women in the workplace through government mandates, right?
Not exactly.
A Pew Research survey published on September 21st shows voters’ biggest reason for supporting a candidate is not actually their policies, but because they’re not the other candidate. Sounds confusing and illogical, right? Well, that’s because it is.
America’s political system is so broken and divided that the strongest factor driving voters’ decisions is that their candidate is not the other candidate. According to Pew:
“This ‘opposition as support’ takes place in the context of an election campaign that is far more likely to be viewed in negative than positive terms: Majorities of Americans describe themselves as ‘frustrated’ and ‘disgusted’ with the campaign, while few declare themselves ‘interested,’ ‘optimistic’ or ‘excited.’ And these negative takes have only become more widespread over the course of the summer.”
With so many voters casting a ballot against both Trump and Clinton, you’d think independents and third-party candidates would have a strong shot at competing in this election, but that isn’t the case. Though between Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, there is a higher level of support for other options now than in recent memory, these candidates are written off by the media as simply spoiler candidates who can either help or hinder the chances of Hillary or Trump.
Despite third-party candidates’ immense popularity, the Commission on Presidential Debates has barred them from participating in the highly-anticipated debates. The first takes place tonight and, coincidentally, is governed by operatives from the Republican and Democratic parties. This is despite the fact that 50 percent of Americans favor the inclusion of Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in the debates. This is because in the United States, voting isn’t about choosing someone you agree with anymore, it’s about not choosing someone you don’t agree with — and that should be a wake up call to us all.
-Soren K
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