Thursday, November 17, 2016

It's Not That Hillary Lost - Jeff Wiersma

Those who deride the protests of people who are targeted by hate-mongers are privileged enough to do so because it doesn't personally effect them.

It isn't that Hillary lost. I didn't vote for her, nor have I ever voted for a Clinton.

It's that the candidate that the KKK, neo nazis and white supremacists endorsed won.

It's that the candidate whose demagoguery painted entire demographic groups as "other" and therefore necessarily to be feared, won. It's that the candidate who retweeted posts from White Supremacists won.

I'm not under any delusion that Trump can control who supports him, but it isn't like these people are fans of his because Trump lent them flour one time when they were baking or watered their plants while they were on vacation in July. They are fans because his rhetoric often echoes and amplifies their message.

Those who deride the protests of people who are targeted by hate-mongers are privileged enough to do so because it doesn't personally effect them.