>>26949247Humans will always look for external scapegoats for their problems. It's just in human nature. Doesn't matter how lofty the ideals this country was founded on, its people will never be as virtuous as all that. As I see it, there are two general paths this country could take going forward.
Trump is elected, and his presidency doesn't turn out nearly as crazy or bad as everyone is expecting it to be. I base this prediction on his prior history as a rather politically moderate/liberal individual and the fact that he is by all accounts not a nutcase, particularly when it comes to his business dealings and how he conducts himself in the boardroom as opposed to up on a podium in front of millions. Maybe he manages to plug some of the holes in our immigration policy / border patrol / business laws, maybe he doesn't. Either way, his victory will serve as a "pressure release" for a lot of the built up frustration the people have for the way our government has been conducting itself.
Hillary is elected. It's more of the same, because Hillary doesn't like rocking the boat. However, chances are she will get us into conflicts abroad, as unlike Trump who wants better relations with Russia and has professed non-interventionist policies (talks of bombing the hell out of ISIS aside), he hasn't suggested anything on par with Hillary's insane support for a no-fly zone over Syria. Her political track record as far as possible war crimes and further degrading the situation in the Middle East basically speaks for itself. So things will basically be business as usual, but because of Trump reframing the election, the perception of "business as usual" to the average citizen is "things are getting incrementally worse". The pressure for change keeps building.
I can't predict any further than that, as what comes next would be down to who rises up to the challenge after the first term of either candidate.
