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| A Vote for Trump Was A Hate Crime | |
| 2016-11-15 | |
| [HuffPoo] We are all still reeling from the shock of the election results. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote yet we now must brace ourselves for a Trump Administration. The more I think about it and see the reactions from all sides, the more this feels like the aftermath of an attack ― a literal attack ― on our communities. And which communities are these? The groups that those “deplorables” love to hate and feel threatened by are now under attack: LGBT people, people of color, women, Muslims, the disabled and many others. This election was a hate crime. Not physical but psychological, and one that may well lead to legal and physical manifestations that would very much be categorized as hate crimes. Replace the words "LGBT people, people of color, women, Muslims", with "whites, conservatives, men and Christians" and you have a sense of what this election was about. I saw and heard about such pain and fear on social media and personally as we realized Trump would take the election. And it has not let up. I checked on several people who were expressing a level of fear that seem like it could lead to self-harm. I saw friends saying that they desperately needed to seek support at a twelve-step meeting or some other refuge. I saw pleas for self-care and to not let fear overwhelm us. That's what ganja does to you. Take a lesson instead. So it was already a concern and after finally being able to get some sleep, a vandalized Hillary bumper sticker welcomed me as I got my car to go grocery shopping this morning. To me it is absolutely amazing how claims of vandalism and violence perpetrated against people of the left are popping up, yet not one single video, not one single foto of the incident emerges. It is almost as if the right's reaction is made up out of whole cloth to suit a leftist agenda. We live in Montclair, NJ, one of the most diverse and progressive places in the state. For the first time in a long time I no longer feel safe. I used to brush off the occasional epithet and frequent misgendering, and have not had to deal with anything overt for some time. I fear that may change, not just at home but as I travel. With a daughter living in Texas and someone who travels for work, this feels very very real. Very very entertaining, but ultimately provably false. Where's the video evidence? Cell phone cameras are everywhere. Why are there no fotos and videos showing the reactions this individual claims? But does calling this vote a hate crime sound extreme? Not if you look at the definition. A hate crime is one motivated by prejudice, fear or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. Textbook description of what the left and its supporters inside the government have done in the last eight years. No wonder they are afraid. They are afraid new government appointees will do to them what has been done to their political enemies during Obammer's run. It is not news that throughout his campaign Trump spend an enormous amount of time spewing hate and vitriol at women, Muslims, Latino and the disabled. Brushing things like sexual assault braggadocio off as “locker room talk” and not seeing him held accountable by his supporters, the GOP or more of the media was at best disappointing. Actually is was infuriating. And embarrassing. There was no sexual assault. What this writer calls sexual assault I call making a play. It failed, as it should have if the intended object of affection refused. We saw protesters at Trump rallies mocked, beaten and arrested. As the crowd cheers along like a mob. We saw the same thing at rallies against Trump supporters. Both sides behaved reprehensibly, and should be called to account, but won't. So it should come as no surprise that many – not all – but many of the disenfranchised voters supporting Trump felt not only validated but empowered but this victory. Enough to create a climate where they are far less hesitant to act on their hate. I thought about how after eight years of a powerful, effective African-American President with integrity we now will have a President endorsed by the KKK. Puleez. Some elements of the KKK endorsed Obammer in 2012. It's their personal entertainment to do so. As we all try to wrap out minds around this new reality, as we approach January and the inauguration of President Trump, I hope that the impact of what this country just let happen sinks in. I think we will only see more fear-mongering, and hostility. I think you will, and I think you should. After what conservatives have been put through during Obammer's run, they are entitled. I fear that the haters have been handed a sense of empowerment that they will operationalize after years of frustration. We saw it after the Brexit vote, which this is constantly being compared to in the media. Operationalize?
If bumper sticker vandalism is the worst you experience, thank your lucky stars for the civility that act entails. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #12 Yeah, so? |
| Posted by: SR-71 2016-11-15 19:26 |
| #11 What, no "Hitler" reference? These guys are slipping. |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-11-15 15:51 |
| #10 Hate crime, my ass! A vote for Trump was a vote to restore sanity. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2016-11-15 14:57 |
| #9 Sure, I hated Hilarity. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-11-15 12:21 |
| #8 Crolunter Wittlesbach, you can't reason with Marxists but you can peal away their support among the useful idiots. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-11-15 11:17 |
| #7 You still reason with Marxists? |
| Posted by: Crolunter Wittlesbach4284 2016-11-15 10:59 |
| #6 Trump really needs to get the economy going gangbusters and make these people look the fool. That would be the best revenge. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-11-15 09:46 |
| #5 A vote for Trump was a hate crime? Gimme a break. I view a vote for Trump as a way of possibly getting the country off life-support and on the road to good health again. Look at it as getting the country healthy and off ObamaCare and off the death-watch list. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-11-15 08:32 |
| #4 There is no reasoning with these creatures. If effective "reasoning" has not been achieved by age 13, there is little chance it ever will. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-11-15 08:14 |
| #3 There is no reasoning with these creatures. Never will be. Don't waste your time. Their minds are closed. Amen. At one hundred yards! Volley fire, present! Aim! Fire! is what this is all leading to. Wish it wasn't so, but the paths of human behavior known as history say otherwise. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-11-15 08:11 |
| #2 Projection |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-11-15 06:01 |
| #1 Oh I'm sure the videos and photos are right next to the stacks of videos and such showing how the Tea Party spat on Congressmen and yelled the N-word over and over and over again during that march Pelosi did during the Obamacare vote... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-11-15 00:34 |