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CincyDem

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3. Nico Machiavelli summed it up nicely in 15th Century Florence.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 10:42 AM

Dec 2016

Saying, in effect, people will always fight harder to keep what they have than to get what they don't. Trump supporters, at the core, are fighting demographics to keep white privilege alive and well in America. HRC supporters, at the core, are fighting for a better world that does not yet exist today.

People don't really "take to the streets" to gain, they do it to not lose.

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Imagine if Clinton won the electoral college, Trump the popular vote [View all] left-of-center2012 Dec 2016 OP

lawsuits in every state. 'rigged, rigged, rigged' spanone Dec 2016 #1

Shit would be on fire NightWatcher Dec 2016 #2

Nico Machiavelli summed it up nicely in 15th Century Florence. CincyDem Dec 2016 #3

Well its time we go to the streets then madokie Dec 2016 #4

Apparently, there was a concern in the Clinton camp that this might happen. Kotya Dec 2016 #5

I imagine she'd step down, conceding that Trump won. Dreamer Tatum Dec 2016 #6

The GOP would have said: Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #7

and the M$M would be undermining her at every turn treestar Dec 2016 #8

Yes left-of-center2012 Dec 2016 #9