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Originally Posted by Trollheart
With all these protests of "not my president", were there not any when Obama was elected? I mean, surely if there could be one event certain to polarise American opinion it would be a black man being elected their commander-in-chief? But did these protests take place?
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They did but not anywhere near the same turnout as Trump's protests.
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And if not, why all the savage sentiment about Trump?
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1: it's better to base your actions on what you think would be best, not based on how the other side acted almost a decade ago.
2: media hype shouting that he rapes babies on live TV and gets away with it can whip an echo-chamber resident into a frenzy.
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Sure, you don't agree with his policies and think he will lead America to disaster, but hasn't everyone on the other side thought that if their candidate didn't win?
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It's a matter of making your voice heard, which is especially important in this divisive election.