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Protesting the results of the election when you lose right after months of badgering the other side about accepting the result, and then accusing them underming

Protesting the results of the election when you lose right after months of badgering the other side about accepting the result, and then accusing them underming democracy, is making Clinton supporters look really bad.

Jtsummers 10y ago
People are gonna do what people do. Your comment is like trying to make a statement about all of Hacker News or all of Reddit (or some specific subreddit). It's unnuanced and meaningless to compare a handful of protestors to the group of Clinton supporters as a whole.
norea-armozel 10y ago
So free speech and protesting are anti-democratic now? Also, you seem to assume everyone signed up for what some people said on social media or the news. It doesn't work like that.
- TheGirondin 10y ago
  This is a pretty terrible argument, to be completely honest. Everyone engaging in political hypocrisy is using their freedom of speech. Colbert in Oct >"Oh, suspense," Colbert said. "Democracy is going to end with a cliffhanger. I guess we're all going to have to wait until November 9 to find out if we still have a country — if Donald Trump is in the mood for a peaceful transfer of power, or if he's going to wipe his fat ass with the Constitution." http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-colbert-rips-donald-trump-debate-election-results-2016-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-colbert-rips-donald-t... Today he supports the result protests.
  - norea-armozel 10y ago
    >This is a pretty terrible argument, to be completely honest. No it's a good argument. You're just too sensitive to accept the harsh fact that protesting is protected under the 1st Amendment. >Everyone engaging in political hypocrisy is using their freedom of speech. Protests come under speech, better learn to read case law.
    - TheGirondin 10y ago
      Your comment really shows how weak this argument is. No on is arguing that protests are not speech. No one. If you are reducing to arguing that hypocrisy can't exist because freedom of speech is a thing, you need to pick a different battle.
      - norea-armozel 10y ago
        Donald Trump himself has asserted on his own Twitter account that these protests are illegal. And as for hypocrisy, you're making a generalization that everyone co-signed your claimed statement from the start. Show me where every protester in question agreed to the claim you've made. If you're not psychic I'm going to assume you can also do a poll. I'll bet you'll see none of them agreed to your claim. So how about you admit you grossly generalized as a means to silence others and then maybe we can talk legitimate concerns.
        TheGirondin 10y ago
        >Donald Trump himself has asserted on his own Twitter account that these protests are illegal. I'm going to need to see that before I take your word for it.

Jtsummers 10y ago

People are gonna do what people do. Your comment is like trying to make a statement about all of Hacker News or all of Reddit (or some specific subreddit). It's unnuanced and meaningless to compare a handful of protestors to the group of Clinton supporters as a whole.

norea-armozel 10y ago

So free speech and protesting are anti-democratic now? Also, you seem to assume everyone signed up for what some people said on social media or the news. It doesn't work like that.

TheGirondin 10y ago
This is a pretty terrible argument, to be completely honest. Everyone engaging in political hypocrisy is using their freedom of speech. Colbert in Oct >"Oh, suspense," Colbert said. "Democracy is going to end with a cliffhanger. I guess we're all going to have to wait until November 9 to find out if we still have a country — if Donald Trump is in the mood for a peaceful transfer of power, or if he's going to wipe his fat ass with the Constitution." http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-colbert-rips-donald-trump-debate-election-results-2016-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-colbert-rips-donald-t... Today he supports the result protests.
- norea-armozel 10y ago
  >This is a pretty terrible argument, to be completely honest. No it's a good argument. You're just too sensitive to accept the harsh fact that protesting is protected under the 1st Amendment. >Everyone engaging in political hypocrisy is using their freedom of speech. Protests come under speech, better learn to read case law.
  - TheGirondin 10y ago
    Your comment really shows how weak this argument is. No on is arguing that protests are not speech. No one. If you are reducing to arguing that hypocrisy can't exist because freedom of speech is a thing, you need to pick a different battle.
    - norea-armozel 10y ago
      Donald Trump himself has asserted on his own Twitter account that these protests are illegal. And as for hypocrisy, you're making a generalization that everyone co-signed your claimed statement from the start. Show me where every protester in question agreed to the claim you've made. If you're not psychic I'm going to assume you can also do a poll. I'll bet you'll see none of them agreed to your claim. So how about you admit you grossly generalized as a means to silence others and then maybe we can talk legitimate concerns.
      - TheGirondin 10y ago
        >Donald Trump himself has asserted on his own Twitter account that these protests are illegal. I'm going to need to see that before I take your word for it.