Maybe Donald Trump Isn't That Bad...

 

I was just reading one of the top links on Reddit's frontpage titled "Donald Trump A ‘Threat To Peace And Prosperity,’ German Vice Chancellor Says". As always, I was interested to read the comments section because these type of articles sometimes generate discussions that are a little more rational than the typical dreadful Facebook political threads, which are mostly huge one-sided circlejerks. Even when Reddit is not immune to horde-mentality behavior, I find it easier to get closer to the truth by reading Reddit's discussions, where articles with sensationalist and misleading titles get scrutinized and the arguments often come with informative sources. In fact, many times I choose to only read the comments section, and that's exactly what I did.

Vene / Chavez / zuela.

For a moment I did believe Venezuela would get rid of Chavez today. This, however, wouldn't have changed anything, but a face. If Chavez leaves, it won't get rid of the half of the country that still likes him and wants him, and I'm willing to bet defeating Chavez will only make his supporters fight harder, longer and dirtier (and by dirtier I'm not implying that they always play dirty or that the opposition are little angels, because they aren't). But Chavez was not defeated today... At this very minute Venezuela is celebrating and mourning at the same time. What a mess of a bipolar country! Thinking about it freaks me out a little.