"I’ve been trying to figure out what common trait binds Clinton supporters together. As far as I can tell, the most unifying characteristic is a willingness to bully in all its forms.
If you have a Trump sign in your lawn, they will steal it.
If you have a Trump bumper sticker, they will deface your car.
if you speak of Trump at work you could get fired.
On social media, almost every message I get from a Clinton supporter is a bullying type of message. They insult. They try to shame. They label. And obviously they threaten my livelihood.
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Team Clinton has succeeded in perpetuating one of the greatest evils I have seen in my lifetime. Her side has branded Trump supporters (40%+ of voters) as Nazis, sexists, homophobes, racists, and a few other fighting words. Their argument is built on confirmation bias and persuasion."The Left hates bullies, with all the anti-bulling campaigns, with the obsession of "diversity & inclusion," with the accusations of almost every -ism known to man (they'll make more -isms up), yet in ironic fashion they have become bullies. They create their own indignation out of a vacuum because, well, I don't know why. It might be out of boredom or the human need to be part of something that makes their heart swell up with feels.
The Left loathes bullies, but when they get an inkling of power they become bullies. They will excuse their own behavior, saying such things are justified because "they're tired of all the [insert -ism(s)]."
You ask them for particular events in their life that caused them to be bitter and they'll instead give some cliche slavery, Native American genocide by the government, Vietnam and Iraq, some talk about empire building, the 1950s, LGBT homelessness and the AIDS epidemic answer. Did I miss anything?
"No, I mean direct instances. Like were you, a friend, or relative fired because he wasn't white or not straight?"
Nothing, for the most part.
This is why I really am suspicious of the "rape culture," the calls of racism in police departments, and the suppose LGBT plight. So far I'm not nearly convinced as The Left is. In their world, the sky isn't falling but SEXISM, RACISM AND LGBTPHOBIA!
"We have much work to do."
"We have a long way to go."
25 years later.
"We have much work to do."
"We have a long way to go."
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It amazes me that a black President being elected twice by (obviously) the majority of American voters doesn't seem to have diminished one whit the received wisdom that America is fundamentally racist.
@ Maolsheachlann: It's a strange thing, really. Are you familiar with America rapper Lil' Wayne? He went on national television and was asked if he experienced any racism in his life, to which he replied that he couldn't think of any outright racism. Twitter exploded and people got mad. He's black and a successful rapper so of course he had to experience racism. He just had to.
This is not to say there isn't any racist people in America, but I believe Adam Carolla, an American comedian and talk show host, said it best when he said that America is the least racist country in Western civilization. Now that's arguable, but his point was that all the people saying America is a racist country are being melodramatic and doing more harm than good. Saying America is a racist country just isn't true since it's a loaded statement.
But as long as there isn't X number of colored people in CEO positions and X starting position in X sport America will always and forever will be racist.
Funny thing: I was watching a youtube video of a British (black) woman, rather young, probably in her early 20s, documenting her trip to Texas. As she was walking down the street to head to go shopping she notes the friendly nature of the people she met, and that the warnings that the South is very, very racist she received from her friends back home and from other Americans (you probably guess was political stripe they are) confused her since she wasn't met with any hatred. She shrugged her shoulders and continued on vlogging.
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