The most incredible thing about 2017 is the contrast between what Trump has actually done vs. how insane leftists have been driven by him.
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The actual changes under Trump have actually been rather mild. Slight change in immigration policies. Some tax changes but nothing too dramatic. Minor changes in foreign policy, such as actually opposing ISIS. Some GOP appointments, but nothing too unusual.
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But in leftist heads, Trump has been burning crosses on the White House lawn, accompanied by daily lynchings of nonwhites. Trump has apparently given Putin the keys to the US nuclear arsenal, and he's literally preparing massive concentration camps right now.
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And the really crazy thing is, I think the leftist narrative is winning so far. Trump's polling is pretty bad, and it's not just because the polls are wrong. The leftist delusions are popular.
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To be completely fair, I think the leftists (mostly) don't actually believe Trump is genocidal. However, they're truly worried about racist policies from Trump, but if you look at what Trump has actually done, the only thing they can come up with is the "Muslim ban"
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Changing laws criminal justice is huge, not allowing judges discretion of sentencing...or prosecutor of charges, must sentence to the full extent of the law where there is evidence. sounds good on paper but in practice is more harmful than helpful.
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Prosecutors have been under pressure to overcharge and push for excessive punishment for decades. And we were seeing violent crime heading up again at the end of the Obama era, so some changes may have been necessary
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