Hard to say whether Hate Crimes have in fact 'increased' since election, or whether this is hysteria/exaggeration perpetuated by liberal social media. But let's say for sake of argument that Hate Crimes have increased. I'd like to think/hope that this is a short-lived thing stemming from an adrenaline rush by certain eggheads who also happened to vote from Trump, and who feel emboldened and who may also be responding to the backlash and protests by Hillary supporters. Let's face it...it was a very emotional election, and as Trump continues to flesh out his team and we are learning who is being appointed, there continues to be strong emotion, mainly from the Hillary supporters who are very unhappy.
I was a Hillary supporter, as are most of my friends, and yet I actually had to sign-off of Facebook this past week, as the comments and behaviors of my friends on FB were truly making me insane. I saw many posts on FB by Clinton supporters, announcing that any of their friends who supported Trump should 'Unfriend' them right now. I saw a comment that with Trump supporters feeling so emboldened, that they'd 'not be surprised if some of the Trump supporters began 'raping and murdering Clinton supporters', and that 'Trump himself basically supports this thinking'. Are you kidding me??! Talk like this is pure insanity.
Sadly, I think many HC and many Trump supporters are two sides of the same coin, with neither group allowing for critical thinking, or considering all viewpoints. It seems many people simply ingest and then 'regurgitate' that which is fed to them by their own camp. There is no middle ground anymore. No conversations. Just a lot of thinking that 'I and my tribe are always right' and 'you and your camp are always wrong'.
Social media has only added to this problem. Stories and opinions are thrown out there on social media, people latch on to them, reactions are swift and knee-jerk, people add their own Comments, Share/Retweet, and it takes on a life of its own. Things spiral, and 'movements' are created within mere minutes. Individuals' lives and careers have been shattered within minutes, not necessarily due to the gravity of what any one person may have done or said, but moreso simply due to the inordinate power that we've given social media. It's insane.
I'm not sure I got why so many were protesting after Trump won. What was the point...to say that you're not happy he won? Duh. It happens every election. Someone must win. And someone must lose. I could have understood if folks had protested as soon as Trump became the Republican nominee. Perhaps folks should have protested then, that such a person should not even be allowed to be a candidate. But to protest after the election was all said and done? Pointless.
I'd also heard it said that people were actually protesting the fact that Trump didn't win the popular vote. But again, if that were the true reason, then why haven't people been protesting prior to this, to get rid of the electoral college entirely? No, I think people were protesting simply because they were upset that Trump won. That, and the power of social media creating an emotional storm that they decided to become a part of.
I plan to sit back and see how this unfolds, and then as Trump puts forth legislation, or turns back legislation, only then will I respond in kind and decide whether I am motivated to protest. But I'm not going to protest simply because I don't like the candidate that won the election.
Topic: Hate crimes after Trump election (Read 5981 times)
