Post-Mortem

Because the media in this country is all about instilling fear. The more divided, the better the ratings.

Fear sells.

 

conservatives don't lose an election and go on and on with sob stories about how their children will be horrifically damaged forever and how horrible it was to tell them that we've decided as a country that rape is ok and women can't succeed.

 

I get it, I just agree it's a lazy argument.

When did I hide? Is including my former username in every post for months what you would consider "running from it?"

 

The media, and also, a significant portion of the Republican platform

 

I don't think people would protest Bush, but who knows?

Presidential candidates are scrutinized much more heavily than reality show hosts

 

People didn't protest bush? Huh? Social media has made the hand wringing more visible, but there was plenty of handwringing for both of bush's elections

 

I was talking about Jeb

 

Didn't say one side was only one.

 

One of the sides has media to do it for them.

 

Anyone suggesting the handwringing isn't far worse when a republican wins just isn't paying attention.

 

Young people in cities are more likely to protest than most Republican voters. That doesn't necessarily mean that Republicans are any better at handling defeat. Remember birthers?

 

The media didn't even bother to hide their utter contempt and disdain for anyone not named Hillary Clinton this go around. The results were in large part the citizens finally standing up and saying "**** You!" to the media.

 

Yes they did.

Stock up on your guns everybody!
Karl Rove
Trump himself wanted to march on Washington.
Blaming the media for saying hurty words about Ole Mitty

 

I'm talking pure percentages here. The meltdown by the average person is 10-1 what it was under Obama.

 

Anybody suggestioning it isn't the same has a bad memory.

 

It just comes out in different ways. I find the more liberal, young folks have no checks on their feelings and emotions. They flail, wail and march and start a #calexit movement.

The old, curmudgeonly conservative keeps his feelings and emotions bottled up, and simmers and stews. Like my dad. Mumbles, reads blogs and complains about Muslims having sharia law in downtown New York.

Both bring a lot of needless and useless suffering down on themselves and those around them.

 

I also don't ever remember anyone saying they were afraid to leave their house because of the election results. Hell, that ****nut for the Cavs was tweeting about not letting his daughter go on "play dates" (another recent thing that just baffles me. WTF is a "play date"?) with people who voted for Trump because of what might happen to her.... Are you ****ing serious??

 

You are confusing a couple of nuts with the majority of a party

 

Could not agree more, especially the last sentence.

 

So are you.