Adam

The happiest and saddest day of a man's life is when he realizes his son is better.  Adam:
 Americans who voted for Trump are the same type of people who fall for the Nigerian Prince scams, who buy into pyramid schemes, who buy expensive time shares and extended warranties, and who buy massive home security systems. They were conned. Scammed. Hoodwinked. They were sold a paper thin argument from a fake populist. An argument that promised them safety, wealth, and greatness. As with all of these scams, they will receive none of the benefits they are expecting. They were taken by a conman. 

Trump is already backpedaling hard on his campaign promises. There will be no "big, beautiful wall". Congressional aides are already reporting that they expect to put up "less costly" fencing instead. So much for the issue that did the most to rile up his base.

How about this for hypocrisy? Jamie Dimon, the Chase CEO who Trump called the "worst banker in America", is now the most likely candidate to be head of the Treasury Department. But Trump tells it like it is, right? He's a populist. He's not a bought politician...

Yeah, Trump isn't another establishment politician, and he's actually looking out for the common man. Right? Well... The Hill reports that "business groups are lining up to work with the incoming administration" because, "it could make many of their policy dreams come true" and "corporate interests are throwing caution to the wind." Surprise surprise, Donald Trump is another corrupt, corporatist politician. The exact qualities these people felt disqualified Hillary.

So why did people fall for this scam? The same reason they fall for scams all the time. They're struggling. They're upset. They're desperate for something to change for the better. AND, they lack critical thinking skills. They're told that a time share is a great investment, that an ADT home security system will keep them safe, or that they can get rich selling Mary Kay cosmetics... and that's as far through as they think it. They hear the surface level argument, it sounds great to them, and they fully buy in. That's exactly what they did with Trump. Until we have an electorate capable of in-depth analysis, catastrophes like President Trump will continue to happen. And no one should be surprised.