(Opinion) Presidential debate exposes decaying US democracy
2016-09-29 01:17:30 source:Global Times
September 28, 2016
"The first televised US presidential debate on Monday night left people
with a clear impression that the US has become a drifting superpower. Be
it Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump,
both failed to come up with solutions to internal and external
challenges the US is grappling with. Trump in particular has exposed his
faulty world views and the fact that he is far from being sophisticated
in policymaking.
Under the US electoral system, presidential
candidates depend more on their characteristics rather than policy to
win support in the primaries. But after that, voters would expect the
contenders to treat policymaking more seriously instead of touting
irresponsible remarks.
Trump said in the debate that China is
using the US as a 'piggy bank to rebuild' itself, so Americans are
losing their jobs. His ignorance on global trade is astonishing."
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