2016-11-12, 10:53 AM
xparasite9 Wrote:You need to pop your filter bubble, bub. Make your travel plans. Go out and actually visit Middle America. Meet people. See their way of life. And when you've done that: don't just return to your safe status quo of towelroad and huffington post and jezebel. Start reading Breitbart as well. Expand your horizons.
and as for Donald Trump, don't look at what he has done in the past 18 months. Look at what he's done the past 18 years. He's certainly been more progressive in terms of queer rights than Hillary Clinton. Maybe even more than Barack Obama. maybe.
aaaaand pom'ed by you lmao. that attitude will get you nowhere. you can't just sit in your big city and think that's how the rest of the world is.
broaden your horizons.
or you will never learn.
I don't live in the city. My district voted republican. I chose not to respond because you (incorrectly) assumed the extent of my horizon was extreme-liberal media (the only one I have seen is huffpo from that list), and that I've never read breitbart articles.
I have. I've seen both sides. I understand the major complaints and worries of both sides.
My stances are based on fact, logic, and critical thinking.
The facts with Trump are: his campaign was fueled with hatred and fear. People are influenced by it, and some are making irrational decisions.
The following logic- is this hatred and divide good for the country? No. Is it necessary to clean out the establishment? I don't think so (opinion). And he's already started filling his positions with establishment. What a surprise.
The majority of his supporters don't care about what he did the past 18 years. Maybe he's actually done great things, I don't know, it's irrelevant. The important part is how he ran his campaign and garnered support- because THAT is what most of his supporters agreed with.
Donald SHOULD have to fix the divide in this country because his campaign created it! Do you guys think there would be this much unrest if it ended up Cruz vs Clinton and Cruz won?
What do you think would have happened if Clinton won? He told his supporters everything was rigged and they believed him. Would the same people saying "lol liberal crybabies grow up this is democracy" have sat back and calmly accepted a Clinton victory?
The extreme negativity of Trump's platform was not the proper way to address the concerns his supporters want.


