Elle, sorry, but I can’t agree with your views. The media doesn’t need to “demonise” Trump, he does it all to himself.

The man is barking mad. But worse still he is incendiary to the right-wing nutters, all armed with military-style weapons, who could harm innocent people.

And where is the evidence to confirm your conspiracy theory?

After all, anyone can write silly drivel that does not match well documented historical facts or irrefutable scientific facts.

Exactly! 1000% bullshit AFTTT.
Conspiracy paranoia and wild assertions are our only weapons against the monstrous Satana that is H (ILL) ary. She is indeed the Devil incarnate as only you, Elle and those 2nd Amendment folk know but dare not say, because the Clinton machine is everywhere… they’re coming for us…in fact – what’s that sound? …there’s SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE WINDOW …wearing a…pant-sui…..aaaargh!

If only Bernie had taken up Jill Stein’s offer… Now THAT would have been both hopeful and interesting.

Is he allowed to recant?

In other words the whole electoral process is rigged, just as is the case in NZ and other ‘democratic’ countries: those with money and power promote themselves or others who have money and power, to ensure that money and power continue to flow to those who have money and power.

Add to that the fact that none of the fundamental issues that needed to be addressed long ago are even mentioned in so-called debates and we see that the whole electoral process is nothing but a rigged farce (just as is the case in NZ).

No wonder increasing numbers of people have completely lost faith in the system and don’t bother to vote, even as the system makes everything that matters worse.

Needless to say, a system as rotten as the present one cannot possibly endure much longer.

“As an American friend of mine said “My father voted Republican all his life but has been voting Democrat ever since” ”

No doubt he will be regretting it till his dying day, if he ever lives that long.

We have a population of about 4.7million while USA has about 320 million.
It is said about 10% of a population has mental health issues. Obviously the range and seriousness of those condition is wide with ramifications for the individuals, their families and the whole of the societies.

So that’s 470,000 here. And 32,000,000 over there. With due respect to those who are plainly ill, that group includes some who are absolutely barking mad. They will be at the heart of the Trump fan club and he is going to give them all the invites they need to come out to play.

Independent election monitoring.

All h.r.c has to is say is, “let’s have Independent election monitors”,and if trump does not agree, he’s done.

So much stress over a simple fix.

Dont know if it really matters who wins Frank, rigged or otherwise. Voting for either props up faith in the moribund nexus of “democracy” neo-lib corporatist style. The Left loses either way which is why I cannot get excited. Hot air about Trump being a “fascist” etc etc, all hot air.Chris gets this one very wrong, point is the status quo will be maintained whoever “wins”. By corollary the Left loses. Maybe a more constructive dialogue is in order.