tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post7378658224966217715..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Machiavelli and 2016Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-45564390855319394142016-10-06T10:38:53.733-05:002016-10-06T10:38:53.733-05:00I don't think the main idea of their presentat...I don't think the main idea of their presentation was really to compare the two candidates to one another, rather inspecting each of their traits individually to determine whether or not Machiavelli himself would approve of either as national leaders. He definitely wouldn't support Trump, on the grounds of him being too straightforward and unwilling to at least appear compromising sometimes. He might come close to supporting Clinton, but couldn't come to completely back her because of her carelessness with the security of her own sensitive operations; I imagine him saying something along the lines of "If you're going to rely on underhanded tactics, at least make sure you're good at hiding it". In the end I'm sure he would probably just say "screw it," and just run for office himself.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368550114353464145noreply@blogger.com