A Vote for Trump Was A Hate Crime

[Ptarmigan]

A Vote for Trump Was A Hate Crime
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-vote-for-trump-was-a-hate-crime_us_58249871e4b0edfa1393613a

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.

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.

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.

From the Huff n Post. 

Voting for Donald Trump is a hate crime??????????? So voting is a crime now???????????????????? Huh?????????????????????  

[SVPete]

... one that may well lead to legal and physical manifestations that would very much be categorized as hate crimes.

Well, he almost got this part correct. It's just that government officials would probably not prosecute all the physical attacks on Trump voters as hate crimes.