11-14-2016, 01:50 AM
(11-13-2016, 10:54 PM)GMDino Wrote: From what I have read many are protesting Trump. Not Trump winning but what Trump has said and done and the fear that it will carry over to his policies.
Much like people marching with guns to protest President Obama trying to take away said guns.
I'm sure some are protesting the results. That's dumber. I'm sure some are using the protests as cover to be violent and destroy things. That's the dumbest.
I think some people are legitimately in fear of losing their civil rights and personal safety. I'm not sure if these are the ones comprising the protests, but given the campaign rhetoric, it's understandable.
That said, I think you're gravitating toward third-world mentality when you just go batshit crazy and take to the streets hurling insults at opponents after losing an election fair and square. It's downright toxic, and threatens to intensify every time power changes hands among parities. The cycle has to be broken if this country is going to get well again. People need to grow up.
Now, if the Trump administration does indeed start repealing constitutional rights, intimidating journalists, and encouraging supporters to treat his opponents like something less than human, then I fully support responding in force, and even violently if necessary. Until then, it's time to organize, prepare and repair the Democratic Party. The reactionary shit gets us nowhere.
