2016 Postmortem

Fast Walker 52

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12. good way to put it.

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 11:47 AM

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What is the right way to think about Trump voters? [View all] Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 OP

I'm in the angry and disgusted mode towards them SHRED Dec 2016 #1

to be clear, I'm mostly angry... but I can't stay angry forever can I? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #3

good question SHRED Dec 2016 #4

yes Afromania Dec 2016 #11

good way to put it. Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #12

this is my fear, barbtries Dec 2016 #30

I have been wondering that same thing. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #52

I do NOT forgive them. I suspect the vast majority know exactly what they've done. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #2

Ditto Runningdawg Dec 2016 #40

Ditto +2 n/t iluvtennis Dec 2016 #43

Naive at best, idiot racists at worst. vi5 Dec 2016 #5

so the non-voters-- any stats on why they didn't vote Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #15

i know of 2. barbtries Dec 2016 #32

Not engaging the rust belt voters is exactly why Trump won NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #20

Didn't say don't engage the Rust Belt voters vi5 Dec 2016 #56

I don't feel sorry for them True_Blue Dec 2016 #6

there is no forgiveness handmade34 Dec 2016 #7

I'm pissed at them and not likely to be in a forgiving mood toward them in the foreseeable future. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #8

yep. Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #14

I agree with you 100%! EffieBlack Dec 2016 #64

I consider them future war criminals, guilty by acquiescence to a monster Moostache Dec 2016 #9

agree 100% Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #13

Should there be some kind of legal sanction against them? Marengo Dec 2016 #22

Talk to one for five minutes I'll bet either "the blacks" "the Mexicans" "the Muslims" doc03 Dec 2016 #10

Right or wrong - it's personal to me. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #16

The kindest assessment BainsBane Dec 2016 #17

yes, that's usually what I go with, but they just don't hear that at all! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #39

Do the civilized thing sarisataka Dec 2016 #18

love it, thanks Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #38

Useful idiots to Trump. Lil Missy Dec 2016 #19

Disdain is all they will get for me RonniePudding Dec 2016 #21

I can't seem to get beyond "stupid, stupid people." Vinca Dec 2016 #23

It isn't to kiss their asses. It certainly isn't that. dawg Dec 2016 #24

My brother voted for him Separation Dec 2016 #25

Anger is a waste of emotion. They are going to watch their lives be destroyed and Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #26

Lobby big-pharma to start making more red pills: the blue ones aren't working Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #27

If there were a hell and a devil presiding over it... FiveGoodMen Dec 2016 #28

i'm pissed at them. barbtries Dec 2016 #29

I hear you-- I think a lot of us are in the same place Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #36

My sister is one C_U_L8R Dec 2016 #31

sorry... I have some relatives who voted for Trump and we are friends on FB Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #34

Contempt...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #33

First, I would feel sorry for all of us that have been dragged into this shit storm because of them! RKP5637 Dec 2016 #35

Fuck 'em. Paladin Dec 2016 #37

everyone that inflicted the maggot MFM008 Dec 2016 #41

I think something is missing from their moral compass. sarah FAILIN Dec 2016 #42

Surrounded by Trump voters zeusdogmom Dec 2016 #44

welcome to DU, and please keep us updated how it goes with them Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #47

Bigots. nt LexVegas Dec 2016 #45

I detest them. Third Doctor Dec 2016 #46

that they are people, and as such, stupid. No need to think of them as any worse or better than JCanete Dec 2016 #48

My wish is that they reap all that they have sown. I hope they all suffer. Deeply. Squinch Dec 2016 #49

Knowing that co-workers and acquaintances... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #50

same here. Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #62

They have forgotten what makes America great randr Dec 2016 #51

Some articles I've found helpful Dems to Win Dec 2016 #53

thanks... you're right but it is super hard even then, to forgive them Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #61

They are bitter, mean-spirited assholes Va Lefty Dec 2016 #54

95% say they hate Obama. Hatred won. bettyellen Dec 2016 #55

The staggering majority of Trump voters are normal people hellofromreddit Dec 2016 #57

Nope. You don't understand their mindset. duffyduff Dec 2016 #58

"The fact is we don't need them"? Prepare to lose again. hellofromreddit Dec 2016 #59

that's all fine-- the problem is they ignored all freaking red flags and red lights and danger signs Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #60

Not at all EffieBlack Dec 2016 #63

haha, if only! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #65