ἔθος and πάθος surely, but also μύθος imo. Along with the facts, they have to be packaged into a compelling story...

Yeah you're right, but remember these people respect you. Deep down they know you're smarter than them, they're impressed with how you carry yourself, and with vigilance and determination many of them can be swayed. Obama, MLK, Bernie, etc. all had this stuff down cold.

And if that still doesn't work, just start calling them a klan lover until they leave you alone. jk

Jesus. Anyone think we'll see a noticeable exodus of "the other" booking it from red states to blue ones? (Maybe the ones who could afford to leave did so yesterday?)

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...utm_source=twb

From watching episodes of The Apprentice, I would have never have pegged his political views as being nationalist.

If we are talking fascism.

Its worth remembering that the Nazi's drew their support from the middle and upper classes.

I think any and all history lessons regarding fascism and other authoritarianisms are useful right now. By all means, lay it on us.

Unfortunately, this characterization probably accounts for >90% of Trump voters.

If history is any guide, what we need to do is get Trump to launch an ill advised ground invasion of Russia.

Well, it's Trump we're talking about, so there's a way to make this happen. We have to insult him really hard about not being able to invade Russia. If he really starts to feel the heat that people think he's soft and he won't invade Russia, I bet he'd do it.

It's kind of a little known time in American history, as it's not taught that much in school. But this was an age of terror and violent politics that followed the Reconstruction. Whites in the south took back political power by force and it was horrible, and it was bloody, and elite white liberals in the north were powerless to stop it. In fact many white liberals in the south were killed in the resulting violence.

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/a...ogy/redemption
Edit: It's pretty amazing that "inefficient and corrupt" is now one of the biggest charges of Republicans (then Democrats) against Democrats (then Republicans) today. The more things change, the more they stay the same, am I right?

^^ this is why it is so painful when O.A.F.K and others come along with the economic anxiety stuff, no matter how well intentioned.

Throughout this election Trump supporters I know seemed to have this ominous posture about them in how they talked and felt. It went beyond simply disagreeing with them politically. It was more of an us vs. them mentality. Now that the election is over and Trump won, that posture not only still exists, but feels like if you're not one of them, you better look out because things could get very bad for you.

Yeah, the worst thing the left is willing to do to somebody is shame them (maybe get them fired from their jobs). These guys have the potential to be much more ruthless.

I dunno, it seems to be open season on cops in the waning days of Obama's America. This **** is about to go off the rails, but by all means, continue to do your parts to froth up and scare monger. Don't say I didn't warn y'all (qaeda)

Open season?

You mean like how cops get charged with murder while in uniform .00001% of the times someone is shot?

No, like mother ****ers are shooting cops left and right. That kind of open season.

citation needed?

Political disagreements, differences of opinion, this kind of crap, not jackasses taking potshots.

What? How'd you get his point that wrong?

Plumbers get poopoo on their hands, thanks Obama!

Obv I'm not yawning at murdered officers, but Losing will think I am, cuz he is oh so not so smart.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...ootings-sunday

You can't be serious, talk about a bubble.



This post would be less stupid if it weren't in a thread where bathroom stall graffiti was being attributed to President(-elect) Trump.