I was a popular Seeking Alpha contributor until I warned against the possible election of Trump, citing the possibility of the devastating impact he could have on our portfolios. Amazingly, no matter all his missteps: trade wars, tariffs, and threatened embargos, it finally took his gross mishandling of the pandemic to make my prediction come true. Worse yet, the fool continues to hurt our country and economy, and if the pandemic run the path that it's on, we will face an even worse outcome, whereby the false, propped up, market will begin to reflect what is happening on main street. Sadly, I learned many old white man the populate the investor class and spend much of their retirement time of platforms such as Seeing Alpha and TalkMarkets are so concentrated on their own inconsequential portfolios that they fail to recognize the danger of electing a stupid, ignorant, and ill-informed as president. Sadly, Trump is much worse and this was evident, yet many here still gave him their vote and still support this creature. Have any of you even thought about the consequences of Climate Change? Trump is a denier and already has instituted policies to accelerate the problem. We only have one planet to live on as yet, are we so nearsighted that we will make it uninhabitable for those who come after us?

Moon, it's sad that many in the investment community are unable to see past their own portfolios.

You painted a rosy picture, Phil. Too bad the country is suffering through a pandemic magnified by Trump's mishandling of it from day one. Worse yet, he has continually done just about everything wrong, which has, and will continue to have a cataclysmic effect on the lives of Americans and our economy in general.

The market is being propped up by the trillions the administration and the Fed is pumping in, which is further adding to our national debt, already bloated, and added to by a tax package that benefited basically corporate America and the top 1% or the super-wealthy. Now the fools are cutting off or slashing the aid that millions of our less fortunate citizens are in desperate need of, which will turn this lightning recession into a full-blown depression if the fool in the WH is reelected.

What will we do with the millions of Americans who become homeless through no fault of their own? What about the millions of businesses that will go bankrupt and never reopen? Do you not think that ultimately Wall Street will feel the pain that Main Street is currently experiencing? Can you be so oblivious that you don't see that our economy is currently little more than a house of cards easily toppled? Do you believe that the virus will just magically disappear as Trump has promised repeatedly? And if it doesn't because there are too many fools who refuse to wear masks or socially distance because they believe Trump's words even after his repeated lies. Been to an indoor restaurant recently? A movie? A bar? A nightclub? Your gym? How about on a date with a stranger? Do you think the bikers in N. Dakota are cool? Are your children going to school? For how long after some become infected? How will you get to work with the kids at home? How long will the market be propped up as long as our economy remains closed and locked down?

Thanks, Andrew, sadly, I had to take several bad beatings before I actually studied and learned enough to play the market successfully. Being highly educated in my my chosen profession did not mean that I was able to play the market unless I mastered its complexities. Although I tried, I soon discovered that I still was unprepared to swim with the sharks, buying low and selling high. Ergo, I found the way that best suited my talents and personality. That done, I have succeeded wildly, enough so that I need never be concerned with money for the remainder of my life, no matter how badly the idiot in the WH might screw up our economy and the value of the American dollar. My first move after he was elected was to go off margin and put aside enough cash to be protected come what may never suspecting covid-19 was in our future.

It's OK to be selfish, but it's necessary to always be aware of the big picture, which in this case is the future of our democracy, our country, and the planet. Ignoring what's happening in Australia we do at our peril. Again at Davos, Trump ignored Climate Change. How will we enjoy our wealth on a dying planet? Yes, the planet will be here, but will we? Is this the beginning of the next great extinction? A self-made one at that.

Have no fear, Sherief, I enjoy the hell out of my time here. I still play BBall and run with kids young enough to be my grandchildren. Sickeningly healthy and like the 12-year old I used to be wake up with no cares in the world except to enjoy my life. As for Trump, monsters like him I always found reprehensible and the thought of him being our president sickens me. I used o believe in Truth, Justice and the American way, no longer. Hence, as Superman flies off to his Fortress of Solitude, I retreat to my comfortable cocoon in sunny S. Florida.

Absolutely, if we don't wake up to the threat Trump and his GOP apologists pose we will be in deep doodoo. Climate change denial at this time endangers not only us but the planet, the only place we have to live.

Ultimately, age and a secure comfortable lifestyle have tempered my need to earn more money. Safety is now my primary concern, which is assured. Only some cataclysmic event can screw that up, which the idiot-in-chief is quite capable of stumbling into. Iran, Rocket Man, Climate change denial, and who knows what else. Therefore, I post, what my diet, get plenty of exercise, and avoid all stress. Now if we can only get rid of Trump the world will be a far safer place.

I would if we were not facing an existential threat to our democracy, our country, and yes, our planet. What good is money if we don't have the opportunity to enjoy it. You're right, I shouldn't care, I'll be dead before the worst happens, you might still be alive. Unfortunately, like it or not, we are all invested in the same company/USA.

I built a large following as a Seeking Alpha contributor in a very short time, but the minute I wrote an article concerning the dangers of a Trump presidency, I was attacked by many of those same followers. Although I never considered myself much of a patriot, compared to many I'm Nathan Hale. How did we become this way?