October 16, 2016

#pnut4prez: A Divided Nation And The Risks That Entails

Over the past week, both candidates have insisted that this is a make-or-break election for the US and that their opponent should not be trusted with their finger on the nuclear trigger. Hillary Clinton reiterated that she believes she is the “last thing standing between you and the apocalypse.” Meanwhile, Donald Trump offered a fantastic conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton, global banks and the destruction of US sovereignty. He’s also repeatedly stated that the election is “rigged” against him.

As if to underscore that point, a woman at a Pence rally spoke of staging an anti-Clinton revolution if Hillary was to win. Luckily, Pence was able to quiet her down. Also on Friday, the FBI shut down a plot to bomb an apartment complex housing 120 Somalis in Kansas by a group called the “Crusaders” who wanted to “wake people up” by, presumably, killing a bunch of them. Now, to be clear, no candidate has called for a revolution or advocated for attacks on people but it is a friendly reminder that, perhaps, everyone should dial it down a few notches… 

PNUT READ: What Is Happening To The GOP?

Yes, I want to sound marginally more intelligent: