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The people chose Hillary Clinton. But its the electoral vote that counts, not the popular vote, so Donald Trump will be president. And no, Im not over it.
No one should be over it. No one should pretend that Trump will be a normal president. No one should forget the bigotry and racism of his campaign, the naked appeals to white grievance, the stigmatizing of Mexicans and Muslims. No one should forget the jaw-dropping ignorance he showed about government policy both foreign and domestic. No one should forget the vile misogyny. No one should forget the mendacity, the vulgarity, the ugliness, the insanity. None of this should ever be normalized in our politics.
The big protests that have followed Trumps election should be no surprise. You cant spend all those months trashing our nations values and then expect everyone to join you in a group hug. Trump made the bed in which he now must lie
If a normal Republican had been elected, I could say the polite and socially acceptable thing, something like I didnt support So-and-So, but he will be my president, too, and I wish him success. But I cannot wish Trump success in rounding up and deporting millions of people or banning Muslims from entering the country or reinstituting torture as an instrument of U.S. policy. In these and other divisive, cruel, unwise initiatives, I wish him failure.
Read the rest of his response at the link. I'd post the whole thing but i'M not sure if i'm allowed
http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/11/16/trump-fans-attacked-columnist-hoping-trump-fails-response-perfect/
Coventina
(27,115 posts)narnian60
(3,510 posts)Cha
(297,190 posts)No justice, no peace.
http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/11/16/trump-fans-attacked-columnist-hoping-trump-fails-response-perfect/
The idiots stepped right into that one.
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,956 posts)Or to put it more crudely though more aptly: He shit the bed, now he has to sleep in it.