[quote=@Vilageidiotx] I did. His argument is basically about machismo, which seems to imply the best person to lead our nation is in fact Stone Cold Steve Austin. I won't deny that inferred machismo is a reason why Trump is doing so well, or that it (like jawlines) is one of the things that people are naturally drawn to when voting, but I don't think responsible people use it as a deciding factor in their president picking. Mr. Naruto Forums seems to be looking for a war chieftain, somebody to lead him on a raid to steal women from the enemy camp. What we are actually electing is head bureaucrat. Somebody to control a complicated nation-state. He brings up Thutmose and George Washington as evidence, but I can very easily supply a Claudius or Thomas Jefferson to rebut. And that's all irrelevant because the only benefit a macho president affords you is negotiating power, and I don't think Trump has that. Trump's a diva - take him from the cameras, and from people financially beholden to him, and his power of persuasion melts away. He's good with crowds. But put him in a room with Putin, and all of that will fall apart. He'll just be a dumb face in a circumstance like that. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't think the guy is the end of the world. Actually, if we have to have a Republican President, I'd prefer it to be Trump because he's not going to put out much effort towing the party line, and I think he would do an effective job of embarrassing that party which in itself is a fairly noble cause. But comparing him to George Washington is insulting. Washington and Lincoln weren't famous for running their mouths. They were thoughtful, intelligent people who made tough decisions after careful consideration. [/quote] >Ignores the fact that Trump isn't just a macho loudmouth but a businessman too, a man who made a much bigger fortune out of the inheritance he was given. And that as a businessman, profit and gain is the most important thing to people like him and that somehow automatically makes him running the country to the ground an inevitability instead of something he will do all in his skill and power to avoid since his reputation, his most prized and valuable possession; would be forever ruined if he did so. Simply put, he has far more to lose than every other candidate if he screws up his term and I doubt someone with an ego as his would let such a thing happen >Implies that Putin will mentally and verbally destroy Trump just because, instead of the two trying to come to a favorable agreement between themselves and their respective nations. >Oblivious to Trump being smart enough to only seriously pursue his presidential candidacy when the wave of nationalism, discontent at the establishment and populist power was at its highest. As well as telling it as it is, unlike everyone else in the race; who is too afraid of looking bad in front of the media and offending people. >Doesn't realize that Washington and Lincoln got as powerful and respected as they were by taking charge during a time of crisis and effectively leading their nation to victory as well as being completely fearless, pushing forward their ideals and grand plans even when seemingly the entire world was against them. Just like what Trump is attempting to do by showing that the USA isn't all right as the Media and the White House claims and promising to fix it. >Forgetting that attention and exposure, good or bad isn't his sole source of power, but something that he takes advantage of in order to make himself stronger. Even before The Apprentice, he already had friends and connections with powerful people; not necessarily something a so-called Loudmouth in the right place at the right time is capable of. >Doesn't mention that despite Trump being with the 1%, the boogeyman and devil's spawn that the average citizen will blame for hogging all the hard-earned wealth of the nation and spending it all on hedonism and frivolities; is very popular with the Low and Middle class; who are very angry at the Establishment and big businesses giving away all of their jobs to immigrants and aliens. Not to mention that aside from what degenerates and liberal sockpuppets like the BLM movement and NBC says, is that he's quite popular with the latino and black populations despite all the claims of racism leveled against him. All in all, if the media and the white house hate him, and boy howdy they seriously do; then he has raised very valid points.