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I live in blue areas, so this never really hit too close to home, but if I lived in certain parts of the country, I'd probably consider going blonde. lol.
What I learned from this election is that we haven't progressed from the civil rights movement, women's movement, etc... as much as I thought. I was a Bernie Sanders supporter; I didn't like Clinton. I was on the fence this election until the Billy Bush tape and the sexual harassment allegations. I was probably never going to vote for Trump after he made fun of that disabled guy, but I was thinking 3rd party, Johnson or Stein.
I don't think he is virulently racist, I just think he has more respect for white people than non-whites, which is still a form of racism. Ditto women... it's not that he "hates" women, he just has more respect for men. It's back to the "good ol boy" system that I thought people were done with, but apparently not. As a member of his preferred group, I have few consequences to fear.
Amazing that many of you deny that there were racial aspects to this election. I'm not guilty about anything. I have nothing to lose.
What Trump proved is that you win by making others look small, by tearing them down, by belittling them. He did it in the primary and he did in the general. And that we as Americans eat that stuff up.
No.
What he proved was that America isn't stupid enough to buy into the narrative that finally had a big bright light shined on it for what it was.
Hillary got debated like every other nominee, but yet some wanted to cry foul. Because she wasn't treated with kid gloves. THAT is an insult to women.
Women won this for Trump. They saw through the constant narrative of "voting against Hillary is sexist" BS
The people saw how HRC was able to get away with breaking the law, and being "grossly negligent" in handling sensitive material.
That so many were fine putting someone that incompetent in the WH is sad, but fortunately enough people had become sick of the double standard, and know that THEY face consequences for doing wrong, yet for some reason she didn't.
They realize that while the media pushed the sexist narrative the facts are that Trump has a proven track record of hiring women in executive positions. He hired who he felt was the best for the job regardless of gender.
The sheer number of Blacks and Latinos that turned out for Trump is also going to blow some minds and goes directly against the "whitelash" narrative trying to be pushed by some.
If it makes you feel better to tell yourself that Trump won because the country is made up of such a large number of racists and sexists, by all means that is your right. But it isn't reality.
I don't really care about Trump vs. Hillary. Didn't like either of them, but reluctantly decided to vote Hillary after the "Grab them by the P***sy" tape.
So, what Billy-boy *did*, and Hillary *tolerated*, is not worse that what Trump *said*?
I live in blue areas, so this never really hit too close to home, but if I lived in certain parts of the country, I'd probably consider going blonde. lol.
Whether I'm hanging out in Santa Monica or visiting my Rust Belt roots I get by just fine with "non-white skin".
Probably because I treat the stoner homeless guy at the beach with the same respect as I do the Amish woman who I buy pies from near my aunt's house back in Ohio.
Remember when John Lennon put up those billboards in NYC saying "War is over! If you want it."?
Of course the war wasn't over but the idea was the war could be over for you anytime you were willing to accept that you can control yourself and not others.
Maybe that's some good advice here.
Excellent point. I've been hinting at this the past couple of days (especially today) to people I know in real life.
My sentiment from an earlier thread was:
I still want to be left alone to live and work, to save or spend my hard-earned money as I see fit, and to take care of the few humans in my monkeysphere who truly matter.
Amazing that many of you deny that there were racial aspects to this election. I'm not guilty about anything. I have nothing to lose.
Both sides play the race card.
Hillary always had a Muslim, a black, a transvestite, a hispanic, an Asian, etc behind the podium whenever she had a speech. She was simply pandering to every single group in the world except Anglo Saxons. She was simply manipulating naive people on the left to get votes
Trump will never expel 10 million Mexicans and cannot create a hermetic blockade of Muslims. These was just hyperbole to get votes from rural America.
You need to sharpen your analytical skills.
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