In one breath you say to not spread hate, yet in the other you provide a blanket statement that half of the US population has given into a "hate machine" because they chose one leader over another.
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I can see why you would see this as spreading hate and maybe I"m just blind to myself and will think about what you've said......
I would also like to clarify what I mean by "the hate machine". The way I see it is that our new leader's platform is built on bigotry and this has given people the freedom to say hateful things with pride. This is what I call the "hate machine".
I had a conversation the day before the election - with someone I went to high school with and was passing through town. We had a beer together and got to talking about the election. He is a supporter of this new leader (I am not as you may have surmised) and we managed to discuss our differing viewpoints. It was a pretty kind hearted conversation considering how different our opinions were. I listened and didn't ever once condemn his opinions and while he didn't condemn mine, he said with vehemence some pretty awful things about people who are different than him. Believe me, I have no illusions - we all struggle with our fears and anger and whatever, but I wrestle with them and try to understand why I have those feelings and work at diminishing their effect on myself and others.
I don't see him as a hateful human, but I do think Trump inspired him to go towards his fears and justify them rather than to try to understand what is different. It has given him a power and justification behind his own bigotry that seemed far more important to him than the other things he said he valued - he deeply loves nature and values healthcare for the poor and doesn't understand why Mexico won't accept Haitan refugees. I asked him about the candidates and who would make decisions he valued and he basically said that Trump wouldn't and Hillary would but shook his head. He hated Hillary too much and all his reasons were vague and general.
I'm surely not basing my thoughts on this conversation alone, but it was the most recent example I saw up close of how he was swept up.
@blakemiles84...I'm still thinking about your comment and just came across an article that explains this much better than I can.
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/alt-right/
The so called "hate machine" isn't a judgement, it's a fact.
I started to respond, but then quickly got bored with my response because it wasn't sufficiently explaining my stance.
Please read this -- https://steemit.com/politics/@blakemiles84/on-rules-order-and-accusations
thanks @blakemiles84, will take a look.