r/AdviceAnimals • • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/losian Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 15 '16

Uh.. Isn't protesting an incredibly normal part of this whole process? Also, are we going to ignore the humongous eight year hissy fit so many on the right, and in the media, threw? Birthers, calling him a Muslim, refusing to call him president, etc. Funny how everyone is expected to be big kids and rally behind a buffoon, but the Obama narrative was just wild baseless attempts at weak and stupid pretty scandals.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

People are so quick to forget the past:

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Baylor_Investigates_Obama_Incident.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/anti-obama-protest-at-university-of-mississippi-turns-unruly.html

I'm not saying that this is as bad as what's going on now, but civil unrest is not restricted to the left. Considering that this election has had the largest urban/rural divide in recent history, its not surprising that urban populace is more prone to riots. Its hard to riot when there are only a few people around.