Agreed - something fundamental really needs to change. I'm most worried that it'll come as a result of this election to some degree. I don't think people are supporting Trump because they like him, but I think that they've almost got no choice but someone that might (even if totally by accident) blow up the system. I think this will be totally nuts, but then again - if he loses I fear things may get violent.
> I don't think people are supporting Trump because they like him, but I think that they've almost got no choice but someone that might (even if totally by accident) blow up the system.
They're supporting Trump because they've been failed by the status quo, and Trump has, at the very least, recognised that, versus the establishment who just pretend everything is OK.
His 'fixes' for the economy aren't the typical progressive economic fixes, but rather populist ideas like strong-arming corporations into keeping American jobs or keeping money in the US which, while not necessarily drastically reducing inequality, will have the result of at least giving some of the working class a boost. Globalism absolutely has allowed many working class jobs to be outsourced to areas of cheaper labour.
Whatever you think Trump is, he's a result of the sentiment of his supporters. He's the least-ideological Republican candidate in recent history (which is why Ted Cruz campaigned on the idea that Trump isn't a 'conservative').
> if he loses I fear things may get violent.
Things are already violent. Look at the news, riots in multiple US cities. Violent protests everywhere. Mass swaths of unemployed people who resort to crime. These are all the result of failed economic policies.
You're right though - if the status quo continues, the violence that's occurring today likely will escalate.
