[Blingy]

Originally Posted by booter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if back in March trump had simply said "listen to the scientists and wear a mask" he would have won this election in a landslide

Oh my sweet summer child. Throughout my life I've seen people with different points of view. Many of them minor things like Coke vs. Pepsi but neither side really cared to do much about it. A few other things like Ford vs. Chevy would occasionally spark a heated debate but nothing ever came of it.

There's also the other end of this type of thinking. So back before I started high-school my parents moved us to North Idaho. While many people were fine with just going about their business there was still a hefty handful that would go around spouting off any pretty nasty crap they could think of. Coeur d'Alene even had an Aryan Nations parade go down Sherman Ave. (main street). That was my first real experience with hateful shit in my life. Yea, I was pretty sheltered up to that point.

So I went to college and got my degree. Woohoo, got a job offer in Salt Lake City! See ya Mom and Dad. They tried to warn me about life in SLC but by dam they didn't know what they were talking about (yes, I was a typical early 20 something that knew more than my parents) despite having lived their for the first 25 years of their life.

HOLY FUCKING HELL!!! The shit the Mormons and Anti-Mormons did to each other was mind blowing. After finding out about life in SLC I knew my time there was limited.

Fast forward a bit and a job offer in the PNW shows up. Awesome, I'll be designing airplanes for Boeing. No more of the petty crap of watching Aryan nations parade down the street. Don't have to worry about being fired because you have coffee on your breath. No more DnD sessions where the GM publicly calls Mormons "Shit stains that need to be taken out back and beat". Yea, Seattle area is going to be sweet. Seattle, open minded progressive area that's inclusive of people from different walks of life; except anybody that doesn't agree with their point of view. ie, if you're conservative/red/republican/maga/etc. the nastiness is pretty bad. Yes, I'd even say it's gone from "I disagree with Trump" to " WOW "

There's nothing Trump could have done or not do that would swing people's point of view here. Washington is blue for the sake of being blue. Washington isn't alone either. I've unfortunately had to stop talking to my dad due to his point of view being more extreme than even CHOP/CHAZ members ideals. He lives on the other side of the country.

Go visit the Seattle reddit and surf through the political posts. Here's a warm-up:

Trump declared himself victor

guess this riot will be coming early this morning

upvoted 40 points.

Followed by:

Rioting is the right thing to do now if that traitor tries to steal this election, as was expected.

upvoted 35 points.

Yeah keep burning down democrat cities. It's so funny to watch you guys beat yourself up in front of the nation.

downvoted 62 points.

cry more, nazi

upvoted 7 points.

From another thread.

Realizing that the country is fucked. Even if trump doesn't win the level of support he's getting indicates an ignorant and immoral electorate. It can happen here and it's happening.

upvoted 11 times.