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This election feels more polarized then the previous ones I remember. Some people disliked Mitt Romney in 2012, but they hate Trump in 2016. As an bystander (E
by qznc 10y ago
This election feels more polarized then the previous ones I remember. Some people disliked Mitt Romney in 2012, but they hate Trump in 2016.
As an bystander (EU citizen) I find this a very entertaining election. :)
- wry_discontent 10y agoA lot of conservatives _hated_ Obama in 2008. They made the same claims about him being Hitler and how he was going to destroy the country, etc. It an old routine.
- typon 10y agoThey feel the same if not worse about Clinton.
- mindslight 10y agoPolarization is more representative of social media bubbles and the teams' resulting marketing strategies rather than an indicator of actual importance.
- jjawssd 10y agoPeople should watch speeches from Clinton, Stein, and Trump before they draw their own conclusions. The polarization is completely unnecessary.
- swsieber 10y agoStatistically, people hate the candidates more than any other election so far: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/americans-distaste-for-both-trump-and-clinton-is-record-breaking/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/americans-distaste-for-b...
- xirdstl 10y agoIs this really true, or do we just have a short memory? Many hated Obama when he ran. Before that, many hated GW Bush. Before that, maybe not as much. But that was also before social media, which serves as an amplifier for the hate.