# You have little/no hope for the future under Trump. What do you tell the kids in your life? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 9, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246 "2016-12-09T00:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/41 "2016-12-11T00:50:46Z")
Trump has already been shown to pick conspiracy theorists for major cabinet positions, to ignore intelligence briefings, and to write off intelligence agencies when they don’t tell him what he wants to hear (Russia hacking the election for example). So if a terror attack happens, I don’t think the public will give Trump the benefit of the doubt the way people did for Bush. People will know before the attack happened that Trump wasn’t taking national security seriously. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/42 "2016-12-11T01:13:30Z")
Certainly some people will do as you say. Other people will be swallowing the Trump propaganda completely. I’d like to hope that responsible voices will carry the public debate. It didn’t happen in most of 2016 and that was before he had the bulliest of bully pulpits. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/43 "2016-12-11T17:58:09Z")
“Kids, this is exactly why I didn’t have you.” ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/44 "2016-12-11T19:42:55Z")
"Son, Trump is pushing hard to abolish “time outs” and re-institute ass beatings. The bill sponsored by house majority leader Kevin McCarthy, is gaining traction on both sides of the aisle. Although, there does seem to be some debate on how said ass beating should be administered. Republicans are pushing for pants down, leather belt. While those sissy ass, bleeding libs are pushing for pants up, open palm. Despite this debate, the bill seems likely to pass with an overwhelming majority. So, in short son, I strongly recommend you behave yourself and do as you’re told for the duration of the Trump’s presidency. Lest I have to give you you’re mandatory ass beating. Sleep tight son." ---
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/45 "2016-12-11T20:19:10Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > Life is 25% what happens to you and 75% what you make of it. Who the president is at any given point might be 1% of that 25%. Take control of your own life and don’t give the president any thought. I also agree with that, give or take quibbling about the exact numbers. And when it comes to your kids it could go beyond frivolous to over emphasize political to and fro, to the point of teaching them to make excuses for their own shortcomings, which is outright parental malpractice. ---
**Author:** ![Neo-Calredic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/96bed5/32.png) [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/46 "2016-12-12T19:32:29Z")
My almost six-year-old daughter knows that there was an election, and that, unfortunately, a man who is a bully won. I’ve told her it’s very important not to be a bully, and just because the President does something, that doesn’t mean it’s OK. Now is the time when it’s more important than ever to stand up against bullies. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/47 "2016-12-12T19:51:38Z")
This is a good life lesson: sometimes, things don’t go your way, and you just have to deal with it the best you can. And like Mr. Rogers said, “Look for the helpers. There are always people in there trying to help.” So do the best you can to be a good person, and someday things _will_ go your way. ---
**Author:** ![Doubticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@Doubticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubticus)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/48 "2016-12-12T21:55:20Z")
I will say “Kids, in a democracy we get the government we deserve. Unfortunately it seems we all deserve a swift kick to the nuts.” But seriously, while I do think there will be a lot of harm done during the Trump presidency, I don’t think it is harm that can’t be repaired later. Hyperbole isn’t the sole domain of conservatives. Stay positive, proactive and vote. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/49 "2016-12-13T15:07:58Z")
My kids range in age 43-51 and are as appalled as me. One thing is that they were hoping for my wife and me to move to the US near one of them and that is now on hold until we see what happens to medicare. Their kids (ages 8-22) are also well aware, all of them, of Trump and what to expect. The worst effect Trump will have is on climate change. Finally, when the rest of the world is finally starting to take it seriously, along comes Trump to push fossil fuels as hard as possible and reverse the few baby steps Obama has taken. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/50 "2016-12-13T16:17:41Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I can’t imagine anyone would think the effects of this four years will only last four years. Public schools undermined? EPA weakened or eliminated? Minimum wage stalled? Millions of people lose health care coverage? And unless gerrymandering is corrected, the Dems may never control Congress again. > > I don’t have any kids. Hell, my adult friends and I can’t even explain it to each other. Oh for fuck’s sake. A month ago the same people were saying there would never be a Republican controlled Congress ever again.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246/51 "2016-12-13T22:35:01Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > There’s no need to stress kids out with a message that bad stuff is likely to happen. Bad stuff may or may not happen. Until it actually does, I’d let it go. If they have questions, I’d answer them honestly, but I wouldn’t plant a seed of fear. Stop being reasonable. Our children need to be made as afraid as humanly possible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246.md?page=2)