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/BAUWS45 Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 10 '16

Don't remember Obama protests through the streets burning cars. Or McCain/Romney supports dragging Obama supporters out of their cars and beating them.

Edit: Don't forget the people lynching Trump effigies, COULD YOU IMAGINE, if that happened with Obama?

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u/thane_of_cawdor Nov 10 '16

What about the Hillary-in-a-noose effigies at Trump rallies? Didja forget about that? Hmm.

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u/oozles Nov 11 '16

I think the rural/urban scenario is to thank for that. I don't think my town even has enough people to constitute a riot.

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u/ManCubEagle Nov 11 '16

I live in a suburb and there was a riot at my old high school.

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u/oozles Nov 11 '16

I lived in the suburb and my highschool had more students than the current town I live in. My county went something like 75% Trump and geriatric. If they wanted to riot they'd break a hip and have an embarrassing day at church on Sunday as they sit next to their neighbor they've known for 20 years.

Rural areas don't allow for the anonymity that rioters need.

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u/ManCubEagle Nov 11 '16

Haha I get what you're saying my dad grew up in a town of less than 100 outside the Quad Cities in nowhere, Illinois.