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kentuck

(112,429 posts)
Sat Dec 3, 2016, 05:48 PM Dec 2016

Voter anger over Trump's election goes deeper than Clinton's loss [View all]

An email that someone sent to their friends:
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/letters/fl-letter-donald-trump-supporter-anger-20161130-story.html

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"Please understand that I am not mad at you because Clinton lost. I am totally unconcerned that you and I have different 'politics.' And I don't think less of you because you voted one way and I another.

"No, I think less of you because you watched an adult mock a disabled person while addressing a crowd and still supported him. I think less of you because you saw a candidate spout clear racism day after day and still backed him. I think less of you because you heard him advocate for war crimes and still thought he should be given the reins of government. I think less of you because you watched him equate a woman's worth to where she landed on a scale of 1 to 10 and still got on board. I think less of you because you stood by silently while he labeled Mexicans as criminals and Muslims as terrorists.

"It wasn't your politics I found repulsive. No, it was your willingness to support someone who spouts racism, sexism, and cruelty almost every time he opens his mouth. You sided with a bully when it should have mattered most, and that is something I will never be able to forget.

"So in response to your post-election expression of hope, no, you and I won't be 'coming together to move forward.' Obviously, the president-elect disgusts me; but it is the fact that he doesn't disgust you that will stick with me long after the election."

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I don't know what to say. ogradda Dec 2016 #1
Quite concise. kentuck Dec 2016 #2
Phil, you forgot to add that the orange one is a self-admitted sexual predator, who would like niyad Dec 2016 #3
and looking at 10 year old as someone to date JI7 Dec 2016 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #17
Welcome to DU, Table! calimary Dec 2016 #19
This is not the country I know. kentuck Dec 2016 #20
Yeah, we are. Faux news has brainwashed a lot of people. raging moderate Dec 2016 #23
Do you think we are in a crisis at this moment? kentuck Dec 2016 #25
Ding ding ding ding ding!!! lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #38
Welcome back! herding cats Dec 2016 #44
Say thanx for that link! lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #50
To be fair didnt he only say he might consider it when they were older? cstanleytech Dec 2016 #28
Exactly how I feel. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2016 #4
i agree. nt DesertFlower Dec 2016 #5
this is why it's different than Romney mccain or even bush JI7 Dec 2016 #6
Impossible to "come together & move forward" when... Beartracks Dec 2016 #7
Plus, Trump destroyed evidence that had been demanded by a court of law. Including emails. raging moderate Dec 2016 #9
I had to make peace with my Republican mother after Thanksgiving. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #10
Word for word! dembychoice Dec 2016 #11
Welcome DU, dembychoice! calimary Dec 2016 #22
Thank you calimary....love DU! dembychoice Dec 2016 #49
Truth to power! sagetea Dec 2016 #12
That says it, doesn't it? mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #13
It isn't just that I disagree with their political choice...I disrespect it. nt hay rick Dec 2016 #14
This. Exactly. Simple and to the point, nt stopwastingmymoney Dec 2016 #29
I will no longer visit my husband's brother and family mountain grammy Dec 2016 #15
This is what hurts me personally, like no other election before. Ilsa Dec 2016 #16
we do our have our principles bdamomma Dec 2016 #18
Excellent points... Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #27
I love this, intend to memorize it for my nieces and nephews. n/t Hamlette Dec 2016 #21
It Does For Me colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #24
This jackass could get us into World War III. duffyduff Dec 2016 #30
K&R lunamagica Dec 2016 #26
What pisses me off is when they say get over it. Third Doctor Dec 2016 #31
Wow...mic drop AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #32
Notice how most of the comments HAB911 Dec 2016 #33
I'm completely pissed at the Republican Party. They enabled this by putting party over country. Vinca Dec 2016 #34
Ethics... GetRidOfThem Dec 2016 #35
"coming together to move forward" - Not Happening Rorey Dec 2016 #36
This is perfect. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #37
'Thou shalt not put thy voter to the test' NRQ891 Dec 2016 #39
well, they are TOO!!!!! heaven05 Dec 2016 #41
I told my ex-friend heaven05 Dec 2016 #40
Simple...It was because you are a Deplorable! Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #42
I feel the same alarimer Dec 2016 #43
I'm afraid of what I might say at our family Christmas party Martin Eden Dec 2016 #45
I wish I could comment back at some of those commenters but you need a paid sub LiberalLovinLug Dec 2016 #46
I caused a stink with a Republican guy I know. He had his teenage son at his business and the guy TeamPooka Dec 2016 #47
He cracks the whip and the audience gathers... kentuck Dec 2016 #48
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