# Trump: Will anything good come from his presidency? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 17, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038 "2017-02-17T12:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/1 "2017-02-17T12:55:09Z")
For the vast majority of the inhabitants of planet earth, I’m thinkin’… nope! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/2 "2017-02-17T13:20:55Z")
I’m still hoping he gets rid of taxation of foreign-earned income. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/3 "2017-02-17T13:56:33Z")
Not a damn thing. Except that the opposition will grow stronger. Those willing to stand up to his manipulative lies will, in the long run, prevail. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/4 "2017-02-17T14:05:43Z")
If Trump himself does go down in a metaphorical ball of flame, I see one possible “good” thing that could come out of it: if things progress to the point that Republicans in Congress are calling for Trump to resign (perhaps unlikely but still far more likely than for any President since Nixon), then Trump’s personality seems to be such that he’d be incapable of going down quietly – he might run third party, start a new conservative (or just xenophobic/white nationalist) party or news network, or just go scorched earth on his own party on the way out the door, resulting in a schism between the Trump base and Republicans that will not be easy to heal. That might be a very good thing, if it happened. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/5 "2017-02-17T14:17:33Z")
The only good thing that can come from it is if people learn that you really shouldn’t elect somebody as unstable, ignorant and unqualified as Trump. Since I don’t think this will happen I will go with not much of anything positive will come from the Bannon presidency. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/6 "2017-02-17T14:45:55Z")
…An HONEST and well-overdue reminder of our need for … Life. Liberty. The Pursuit of Happiness … and all framed for citizens to follow responsibly through a Respectful, Educated, and Truly Democratic Process… “No, I can’t tell you why this paper is worth a dollar. I just need you to know that I believe it is. I hope that you will believe it is too.” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/7 "2017-02-17T14:49:29Z")
No. Next question? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/8 "2017-02-17T14:55:51Z")
Probably. Right now a possible example escapes me but I’m sure there will be _something_ even I have to admit to. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/9 "2017-02-17T15:07:13Z")
…there’s the SNL sketches. Those have been pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/10 "2017-02-17T15:10:25Z")
> [@2Bits](#): > > For the vast majority of the inhabitants of planet earth, I’m thinkin’… nope! It’s only 4 years. This too shall pass. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/11 "2017-02-17T15:12:30Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Not a damn thing. Except that the opposition will grow stronger. Those willing to stand up to his manipulative lies will, in the long run, prevail. It is making a lot of progressive people more politically active. I know a lot of people who were complacent before who aren’t any longer. And I think even if progressives are in charge of everything in four years, that a lot of the newly active people will stay active, even if not with the same urgency. I never ever would have wanted Trump to be president, but he’s certainly activated and united people more than Clinton (or Sanders or Warren or Biden) ever could have. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/12 "2017-02-17T15:22:42Z")
There’s been the Schadenfreude of watching the GOP trying to balance between party loyalty and not looking like a complete nutjob by supporting some of Trump’s positions. It really is putting a spotlight on a lot of them in a way they don’t seem prepared for. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/13 "2017-02-17T15:36:02Z")
I’m hoping for a renewed internationalism instead of this lurching love affair with ethnic nationalism. Otherwise… The A **s** cension of the Ordinary Man The As **c** ension of the Ordinary Man The Ascension **o** f the Ordinary Man The Ascension of the O **r** dinary Man The As **c** ension of the Ordinary Man The Ascension of t **h** e Ordinary Man The Ascension of th **e** Ordinary Man The Ascension of the Or **d** inary Man Th **e** Ascension of the Ordinary Man The **A** scension of the Ordinary Man The Ascension of the O **r** dinary Man The Ascension of **t** he Ordinary Man The Ascension of t **h** e Ordinary Man ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/14 "2017-02-17T15:52:53Z")
Well, a nuclear winter might help combat global warming. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/15 "2017-02-17T16:06:19Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > There’s been the Schadenfreude of watching the GOP trying to balance between party loyalty and not looking like a complete nutjob by supporting some of Trump’s positions. It really is putting a spotlight on a lot of them in a way they don’t seem prepared for. True, there’s some satisfaction in that. They could try to repeal Obamacare for years because they knew it wouldn’t actually happen. Now that they do have the power to do it, they are flailing. It’s harder to govern than just obstruct and complain. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/16 "2017-02-17T16:06:54Z")
Every so often we have to elect a Republican President to remind us why we shouldn’t elect a Republican President. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/17 "2017-02-17T16:08:54Z")
I think that, so far, one of the biggest benefits that has come from a Trump presidency is that it has finally forced society to confront the issue of truth vs. non-truth. After decades of moral relativism, “There is no objective reality,” “Feelings are more important than facts,” “Go with what feels right,” “Fake news is freedom of the press” etc., society is finally reaping what it sowed. ---
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/18 "2017-02-17T16:35:21Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > It’s only 4 years. This too shall pass. So you don’t foresee any long term (or permanent) damage? ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/19 "2017-02-17T17:03:19Z")
I can’t imagine the faintest good eventuating. Nor from Hillary had she won. Maybe the Trump family fortunes will rival Bill Gates’. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038/20 "2017-02-18T00:36:53Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > It’s only 4 years. This too shall pass. The evil that men do lives after them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038.md?page=2)