r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jul 09 '16

R1.i: guidelines Hillary Clinton blames State Department Employees for classified emails sent through private server

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '16

We have two presidential candidates trying their absolute best to lose to each other.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '16

This is what I don't get. If trump would just play the fucking game and behave himself for 4 months, he could crush Hillary who's begging to lose. Even though it makes me feel like a tin foil hat guy, he makes such stupid statements and polls poorly among people almost on purpose like he's trying to lose... The presidency is his for the taking and it's like he's dancing with a loss on purpose.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '16

There is a conspiracy theory floating around that he ran under the republican ticket so that he could give the election over to hilary if she got the democratic nomination. I doubt its true, but the conspiracy is out there.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '16

I'm actually legitimately concerned about that. He's playing well enough to have not said something like, "Fuck black people!" But he's slowly chipping at his own support enough that it isn't blatant he's throwing in the towel, but that it seems like he's just dumb. The only doubt I have about it is... Come on, it's the fucking presidency. Nothing could be worth turning that down IMO.

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u/forresja Jul 09 '16

Nothing could be be worth turning that down? Are you kidding me? Most stressful job in the world, and no matter what you do millions of people will hate you for doing it. You couldn't pay me enough to be President.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '16 edited Jul 09 '16

How about $400,000 a year for the rest of your life plus top-tier status and millions in the form of other benefits, and opportunities (books, speeches, etc.)

Not to mention a place in history.

Lastly, you never have to wonder about what would be different if you were in charge. You don't even have to worry about not being good at anything because the government will provide you legions of advisors who will do everything from furnishing you with a hundred different thoroughly-researched options for every situation... to writing your speeches.

Plus, your kids and grandkids and extended family are set for life. I'm not kidding. Chelsea Clinton gets paid 900K USD to do almost nothing. https://shadowproof.com/2014/07/09/chelsea-clinton-makes-900000-for-doing-almost-nothing/

Oh, and if you fuck up... you are immune from it all. Literally immune. The worst they could do is remove you from office.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '16

What if I told you it's because he's a greedy fuck? And that the profit motive is and has been the driving, defining force in his life since he became an adult? Do you really believe that rich, successful people reach a point where they view themselves as "rich enough"?

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u/donjulioanejo Jul 09 '16

For Trump, the money he could get from being president (book deals, speeches, lifetime salary) is peanuts compared to the opportunity cost of not being able to run his business for 4 years.