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[–] slevin_kelevra 3 points -1 points (+2|-3) ago 

Clearly the man has struck a chord with a large majority of people

To which I would say the large majority of people are mindless sheep. It's like saying everyone is doing it so I might as well too. Not the best logic. As far your statement

This is a democratic political system just to reiterate, so in the face of Trump excelling wouldn't the way to stop him be at the ballot box?

In an un-flawed system where votes did actually count towards the eventual outcome sure, but that isn't where we find ourselves.

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[–] Somali ago 

To which I would say the large majority of people are mindless sheep

The majority of people do seem to echo that exact sentiment, being mindless sheep and all

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[–] burtzev 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

I guess I'll have to be the first to mention that in 1933 another individual in a foreign land also came to power via a democratic process.

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[–] ChurchHillBrowne [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Hitler was APPOINTED, not elected......... A tremendous Difference..........

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[–] nonoyesyes 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

Because no democracy would elect an authoritarian right leader?

https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2016

People see Trump as a political outsider but he still spews the same authoritarian heavy government crap that most candidates do. Somehow we got stuck with a 2 party system, where both parties implement policy from the same political spectrum, and people think there is some sort of choice. The thing is Trump has made it clear he doesn't care about the system that has been setup and wants to go out of bounds on everything - seems like a great idea until you start to mix the idea that he is heavily authoritarian with the same ideals.

I guess I'll take the time to post links to articles talking about how authoritarian Trump is but it will be ignored for being from "establishment media":

From statements of how he will expand Obama care to make sure everyone has health insurance: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-60-minutes-scott-pelley/

Donald Trump: There's many different ways, by the way. Everybody's got to be covered. This is an un-Republican thing for me to say because a lot of times they say, "No, no, the lower 25 percent that can't afford private." But--

Scott Pelley: Universal health care?

Donald Trump: I am going to take care of everybody. I don't care if it costs me votes or not. Everybody's going to be taken care of much better than they're taken care of now.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-02-17/who-do-they-think-they-are-donald-trump-slams-apple-decision-refuse-hacking-iphone Increased police state/surveillance into everything electronic domestically. Force private companies to hand over sensitive trade secrets to help in investigations that the company has not been implicated in.

Removal is the go to reaction for political dissent. It is important to note that how Trump is handling protesters is significantly different from any other presidential candidate we have ever had.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyc4cQ9DkQ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oeUhiIym-U

The guy has given money to Clinton (and numerous other major Democrats) to campaign on multiple occasions and was considered a Democrat before any of this started. Why people think he is out fighting for their best interests is beyond me - Trump seems like just as much of a snake as Clinton.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-donation-history-shows-democratic-favoritism/2011/04/25/AFDUddtE_story.html