Quote (Scaly @ Nov 11 2016 03:25pm)
The left got Trump elected.
That's why the polls were wrong, everyone afraid to admit they're voting Trump. Because of the attacks on free speech and more importantly freedom of discussion are coming from the left. You can't have a discussion about racism, gender issues or LGBT issues without one side screaming at the other and accusing them of bigotry and hatespeech. This might not be true behind the scenes where, skinned assures me, the real work goes on. But it is true in the media and on social media. Which is where the majority of voters will have these discussions or hear the arguments. Combine that with a lacklustre candidate and this is what you get. ~25% of Americans voted Trump. Many liberals didn't even vote. Because the right is pushing back against this censorship and aggression of the left and the parts of the left that aren't busy screaming everyone down just don't want anything to do with the conversation due to how toxic it's become.
I'm a liberal. Fiscally somewhat conservative but socially I will probably always be a liberal. I believe in equal rights for all minorities, looking after the weakest among us etc and I'd like to believe that most people have similar values. They don't really want to hurt and oppress but they become quite resistant to change or new ideas if you try ramming it down their throat and then calling them a bigot if they don't agree.
This is like the twilight zone. I agree with your remark completely, probably for the first time ever.