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Funny how so many people are against bigotry on HN (I constantly see articles about it). Yet, it's perfectly fine to be bigoted against someone that goes again

Funny how so many people are against bigotry on HN (I constantly see articles about it). Yet, it's perfectly fine to be bigoted against someone that goes against your political beliefs. Generalization and bigotry will only bring us 8 years of Trump. This sort of behavior is exactly why people voted Trump into power in the first place: instead of actually having civil conversations and understanding the opposition, you attempt to silence and destroy your opponents through passive-aggressive tactics, shaming, lying, and laws. Learn from your mistakes and we might have better leaders in the future.

debt 10y ago
Nah. Trump gamed the process in more ways than one through the electoral college and actively encouraging foreign intervention in our election. Not to mention, he's made several very bigoted statements that helped him get elected. I don't recall any other candidates doing anything remotely similar to what he's done. Bigotry is different than dissuading others from supporting Trump(who is a bigot).
- Sacho 10y ago
  Can you explain how Trump gamed the process through the electoral college?
- senior_james 10y ago
  "Nah. Trump gamed the process in more ways than one through the electoral college" The electoral college is now considered 'gamed'? This has pretty much been how a president is elected since the United States was founded. If Hillary or Bernie were actually trying to get the popular vote, their campaign trails would have looked much different. They were trying to 'game' the system too (but failed). "and actively encouraging foreign intervention in our election." Hillary had 30,000 missing emails and Trump made a joke about Russia. Jokes aren't supposed to be taken seriously. We also still have no proof Russia hacked anything. I have access to IP addresses in Russia. It doesn't mean I'm in Russia or Russian. I will believe it when I see the proof. "I don't recall any other candidates doing anything remotely similar to what he's done." You mean like when Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton blame both the wealthy and white people for all of our country's problems? "Bigotry is different than dissuading others from supporting Trump(who is a bigot)." Trump isn't a bigot. Many of the 'bigoted' things that you see in the mainstream media were completely taken out of context or were outright lies. I watched his live speeches and then saw the resulting media coverage. It was ridiculously bad. Is Trump going to be a good president? Only time will tell. He's not even in power yet. I'm glad you feel it's okay to be bigoted against a person as long as it's not on the list of protected classes. Many on HN love to smoke weed. Would it be okay, in your opinion, if all companies got together and had mandatory, monthly, drug tests, and fired anyone that had any level of THC in their system? After all, the government can only give you the freedom of speech, right? (this is the argument I keep hearing when someone wants to be bigoted against another (usually on the left) after the Trump election) When you start to encourage the singling out (and generalizing) of people based on things such as political opinions, it creates a world where you lose your freedoms and the only people that come out on top are the wealthy and those in power.
  - debt 10y ago
    Trump encouraged a foreign government to hack Hilary's campaign accounts for incriminating evidence. Trump focused on important states where he knew he could a lead with electoral votes. He whipped up racist and class hatred to get elected. I don't have respect for him nor the people who voted for him. It's deeply disturbing that HN discourages political discourse now that Trump is in power.
    - throwaway954683 10y ago
      Can you please provide sources (primary sources with direct evidence, not editorialized articles) in support of these claims?
    - deleted 10y ago
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debt 10y ago

Nah. Trump gamed the process in more ways than one through the electoral college and actively encouraging foreign intervention in our election. Not to mention, he's made several very bigoted statements that helped him get elected. I don't recall any other candidates doing anything remotely similar to what he's done. Bigotry is different than dissuading others from supporting Trump(who is a bigot).

Sacho 10y ago
Can you explain how Trump gamed the process through the electoral college?
senior_james 10y ago
"Nah. Trump gamed the process in more ways than one through the electoral college" The electoral college is now considered 'gamed'? This has pretty much been how a president is elected since the United States was founded. If Hillary or Bernie were actually trying to get the popular vote, their campaign trails would have looked much different. They were trying to 'game' the system too (but failed). "and actively encouraging foreign intervention in our election." Hillary had 30,000 missing emails and Trump made a joke about Russia. Jokes aren't supposed to be taken seriously. We also still have no proof Russia hacked anything. I have access to IP addresses in Russia. It doesn't mean I'm in Russia or Russian. I will believe it when I see the proof. "I don't recall any other candidates doing anything remotely similar to what he's done." You mean like when Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton blame both the wealthy and white people for all of our country's problems? "Bigotry is different than dissuading others from supporting Trump(who is a bigot)." Trump isn't a bigot. Many of the 'bigoted' things that you see in the mainstream media were completely taken out of context or were outright lies. I watched his live speeches and then saw the resulting media coverage. It was ridiculously bad. Is Trump going to be a good president? Only time will tell. He's not even in power yet. I'm glad you feel it's okay to be bigoted against a person as long as it's not on the list of protected classes. Many on HN love to smoke weed. Would it be okay, in your opinion, if all companies got together and had mandatory, monthly, drug tests, and fired anyone that had any level of THC in their system? After all, the government can only give you the freedom of speech, right? (this is the argument I keep hearing when someone wants to be bigoted against another (usually on the left) after the Trump election) When you start to encourage the singling out (and generalizing) of people based on things such as political opinions, it creates a world where you lose your freedoms and the only people that come out on top are the wealthy and those in power.
- debt 10y ago
  Trump encouraged a foreign government to hack Hilary's campaign accounts for incriminating evidence. Trump focused on important states where he knew he could a lead with electoral votes. He whipped up racist and class hatred to get elected. I don't have respect for him nor the people who voted for him. It's deeply disturbing that HN discourages political discourse now that Trump is in power.
  - throwaway954683 10y ago
    Can you please provide sources (primary sources with direct evidence, not editorialized articles) in support of these claims?
  - deleted 10y ago
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