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You can't even present facts in a way that feels to liberals like defending Trump without facing social consequences (this is what Adams is guilty of.) I had se

You can't even present facts in a way that feels to liberals like defending Trump without facing social consequences (this is what Adams is guilty of.) I had several problems with friends explaining positions taken by both candidates during the debates and discussing the legality of what's known publicly about Trump's tax returns. Discussion of any of those topics will agglomerate the liberal view of Trump as racist, sexist, xenophobic, and stupid, and project them onto you. Personally I think both candidates are awful, but suggesting that Trump might be right about something or Clinton might be wrong is social suicide on Facebook (for example) and I wouldn't dare discuss it at work.

millstone 10y ago
Adams faces social consequences because of his bizarre and paranoid rantings, such as that Hillary supporters will literally assassinate him if he supports Trump [1]. http://blog.dilbert.com/post/145456082991/my-endorsement-for-president-of-the-united-states http://blog.dilbert.com/post/145456082991/my-endorsement-for...
- DominikR 10y ago
  He said in an BBC interview that the FBI contacted him that some of the death threats he received were credible. Maybe it's true, maybe not. But I can see how in the current situation it can be dangerous to you to endorse Trump. There's just too much hatred, especially after Trump is constantly compared to Hitler. (which can give people a justification to kill him or his supporters)
  - hilop 10y ago
    Meanwhile, Adams doesn't believe that women on Twitter don't get threatened with rape and violence, and Trump motivates his supporters to coordinate and commit terror attacks on Muslim-looking Americans, e.g., http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/hate-crime-charges-in-attack-on-sikh-man-in-california.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/hate-crime-charges-in-a...
    - DominikR 10y ago
      I don't know about this Adams statement (please add a link, I'd read it) but Trump "motivating" his supporters to "coordinate and commit terror attacks on Muslim-looking people"? I get it that you dislike Trump (fine by me) but how on earth did you convince yourself to believe something like that. (I have no doubt you do, you could probably pass a lie detector test without a problem repeating this statement)
      - Jill_the_Pill 10y ago
        http://bridge.georgetown.edu/when-islamophobia-turns-violent-the-2016-u-s-presidential-elections/ http://bridge.georgetown.edu/when-islamophobia-turns-violent... http://usuncut.com/news/there-have-been-23-hate-crimes-against-muslims-in-the-past-6-days/ http://usuncut.com/news/there-have-been-23-hate-crimes-again... http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/10/us/brooklyn-muslim-women-attacked/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/10/us/brooklyn-muslim-women-attac...

millstone 10y ago

Adams faces social consequences because of his bizarre and paranoid rantings, such as that Hillary supporters will literally assassinate him if he supports Trump [1]. http://blog.dilbert.com/post/145456082991/my-endorsement-for-president-of-the-united-states http://blog.dilbert.com/post/145456082991/my-endorsement-for...

DominikR 10y ago
He said in an BBC interview that the FBI contacted him that some of the death threats he received were credible. Maybe it's true, maybe not. But I can see how in the current situation it can be dangerous to you to endorse Trump. There's just too much hatred, especially after Trump is constantly compared to Hitler. (which can give people a justification to kill him or his supporters)
- hilop 10y ago
  Meanwhile, Adams doesn't believe that women on Twitter don't get threatened with rape and violence, and Trump motivates his supporters to coordinate and commit terror attacks on Muslim-looking Americans, e.g., http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/hate-crime-charges-in-attack-on-sikh-man-in-california.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/hate-crime-charges-in-a...
  - DominikR 10y ago
    I don't know about this Adams statement (please add a link, I'd read it) but Trump "motivating" his supporters to "coordinate and commit terror attacks on Muslim-looking people"? I get it that you dislike Trump (fine by me) but how on earth did you convince yourself to believe something like that. (I have no doubt you do, you could probably pass a lie detector test without a problem repeating this statement)
    - Jill_the_Pill 10y ago
      http://bridge.georgetown.edu/when-islamophobia-turns-violent-the-2016-u-s-presidential-elections/ http://bridge.georgetown.edu/when-islamophobia-turns-violent... http://usuncut.com/news/there-have-been-23-hate-crimes-against-muslims-in-the-past-6-days/ http://usuncut.com/news/there-have-been-23-hate-crimes-again... http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/10/us/brooklyn-muslim-women-attacked/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/10/us/brooklyn-muslim-women-attac...