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Do you really know the motives of your neighbors that well?


Yes. I live in a staunchly conservative area, and the people are very vocal here.

Here is a campaign sign outside a polling place about 20ish miles away. https://tribwgno.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/white-again.jpg

Beyond that, anyone who attempts to deny the sexism/misogyny of the Trump campaign and its pull with some of his supporters must have entirely missed all the various materials/items made & sold with hateful messaging about Clinton, using sex-based slurs and insults. The evidence is there and overwhelming. Around here, people are proud to wear those shirts and buttons and affix stickers to their cars with the messages. We will continue seeing them for some time in this area.

EDIT: You might be interested in perusing this stream of day 1 after the election:

https://twitter.com/i/moments/796417517157830656

Here's a couple particularly notable ones:

- Man walks out to his car, on video, to find "fuck you nigger" written on his windows with "Trump" also written on the front & back glass.

- Assaults on Muslim women by white people making racist comments and mentioning Trump or wearing Trump campaign gear

- A group of whites threatening the life of a black woman at a gas station, with a firearm, while calling her nigger

You're left with one of two conclusions to draw:

- There are hateful racists and sexists/misogynists out there who supported & are emboldened by Trump's victory

- All of these people are making these events up




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