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RE: Now that the election is over, let's get self-righteous in our assumptions!
I don't like either candidate, but I attended a trump rally that was held locally and the only people I saw inciting violence were all Hilary supporters. Not Trump nor a single one of his supporters acted in any way that even resembled violence. Hilary supporters, on the other hand, acted in the most vile manner I've ever witnessed, trying their best to incite a reaction from Trump supporters, who to their credit, remained civil.
Watching the news, I was prepared for quite the opposite.
I had to ask myself, why is the news reporting the opposite of what I'm actually witnessing?
I did read news about that happening more than once! It is TERRIBLE. It's akin to where our culture is headed--we are now the same as every other country with a leader oppressing women and minorities except our women should be thin and mostly naked instead of covered and quiet. Other minorities are still those with darker skin. That type of goading practice is the baseline for becoming the thing you hate--ape it until it acts up then ignore that you were the reflection that incited the reaction. It sets the pendulum in motion, and the pauses are at either extreme rather than in the middle, neutral zone. It's a bummer. I'm sorry you saw people behaving that way. :(
@honeyscribe "People needed to fuck off, so I told them. I broke it down for them, and while the changes have been incremental, I have made changes. No matter who we are or what our situation, we can work to increase empathy." Telling people to "fuck off" is very empathetic.
I know, right? But sometimes you have to speak the language of the person you're talking to. ;)
I was troubling to see what I consider people I identify with behaving in a way they themselves were accusing the republicans of behaving, even when there way no evidence to support their claims. Even more disturbing was the media reporting the deception that Trump supporters were to blaim. From this witnesses perception, all the hate was coming from Hilary's camp. Im not exaggerating when I say all the hate. Yet our media reported falsity and we believed them.
I'm glad I attended, if only to have a better lens to see through the fiction our networks program us with.
Division is a powerful tool used against populations and we must see through the ruse fostered on us by media and, dispite all our differences in ideologies, remain united in human commonalities.
Tolerance..... unless you voted for Trump. Then you must die.