How does Canada feel about Trump?

 Allan:

I know only one Canadian who thinks Donald Trump is a good man and will bring a better life to Americans. I know this person personally and I happen to know that he loves conspiracy theories and follows news outlets such as Breitbart News.

As for the rest of the people in my life who are Canadian there was a sense of horror. At first, everyone was talking about Trump’s every move and then the conversation changed to sighs and rolling eyes and then to people saying, “Oh please, lets not talk about Trump.”

Now I find people are setting their sights on moving on and finding their own direction for fear of losing the States to a devolving society. It is heartbreaking really. We hope and pray that your constitution will hold strong and you will come through this a better and stronger nation but it seems that your constitution is having a few roadblocks.

It is becoming more and more apparent that Trump is not the real problem here. There is a deeper and more profound problem. The problem is rooted in the power structure of your country. It appears to many of us that it is not the Democrats or the Republicans that are in power. It appears that a few extraordinarily wealthy people hold the power and dictate that agenda and the direction of your country. There is a stranglehold on your ‘democracy’. Right now the stranglehold is managed by people such as the Koch brothers and the Mercers. When the Democrats get in I’m not sure who holds the reigns but it doesn’t seem to be ‘the people’.

In a healthy democracy, there is a limit to the amount any individual can give to a political party. In my country, I believe that amount is $1,500.00. Yes, that would be a hundred dollars, not a thousand dollars or a hundred thousand or even higher.

This ensures that the politicians listen to the ‘people’ not the power mongers. What’s that expression? Oh yah…”Always follow the money.”

Of course, that will probably never be an option for you but it is worth knowing. Maybe it would be a good idea to ask why these power-mongers want Trump in there.

Canadians are for the most part... hoping for the best for your country.