http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028401127
Drawing directly from the well of hate, this DUnce proudly supports his goal of becoming a pariah.
This is one of those topics among the fools that really leaves me in disbelief... to willingly disassociate with friends and family for no other reason that political differences. This is among the most petty acts of a lefty, IMHO.
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 08:34 AM
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Why Trump Voters Are Not Welcome In My House This Holiday
At first I thought this was an overreaction. Then I read the piece and realized he has a point.
I thought perhaps that Trump the President, might be chastened by the awesome responsibility he was about to assume – and leave behind the toxicity of his campaign rhetoric. Then, in rapid succession, three things happened that changed my mind.
First, Trump announced that Steve Bannon, of Breitbart infamy, would become a senior White House advisor. To invite such a purveyor of lies, hate and bigotry to work inside the hallowed gates of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was beyond the pale.
Then, my company’s COO, a Chinese American, told me how his small children were distraught, and in tears that morning. Children in their preschool had bullied them with comments such as: “your father is going to be killed because he didn’t vote for Trump”, and “you are going to be kicked out of the country”. This in Coppell, Texas, a wealthy suburb. These remarks were directed at third generation American citizens, by small children, obviously channeling their parents.
The next day, another friend relayed the anti-Semitism that was unleashed at Highland Park High School, ranked in the top 1% of all Texas public high schools. His son had become subject to taunts such as: “why don’t you go to Auschwitz?” and “take a shower, Jew boy”. These were teenagers, but we know where those sentiments originated.
These incidents washed over me like a plague. I realized this was not a normal election, with one political philosophy prevailing over another. This was a repudiation of the value system – and Constitution - on which the United States is based. This was a green light to racism and demagoguery which apparently festers even in people of privilege. This was an overt turning of the cheek to freedom of the press, to truth, decency and respect. The bigotry that my friends’ children experienced were not isolated incidents. Intimidation, threats and hatred – directed at minorities, immigrants, etc. - have come fast and furious since November 8th.
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/25/1614376/-Why-Trump-voters-are-not-welcome-in-my-house-this-holiday
And of course, most of them hop on board, with a couple of detractors.
