re: #234 marcusgorillius

I live in rural northwestern pa. In a county that is overwhelmingly white, and sometimes I feel like I’ m living in Alabama. I am a moderate( leaning toward liberal) democrat amid a sea of Trumpers. Very frustrating. How do you reason with people who are’ not reasonable. People that would crucify Obama for for anything tolerating Trumps shit. Racism, pure and simple. I voted for Obama twice and really thought we would move ahead as a country but I was wrong. The Republicans dug in and gave him nothing. The electing of Trump has really showed what the Repubs are. I guess I’m just frustrated as hell. Right now the bad guys are winning and it seems like there is nothing the democrats will do .

I really thought voting for Obama would be the beginning of something special. Maybe it was my naivete as Obama was the first person I ever voted for President, I was 21 that year. I really thought electing a son of a Kenyan immigrant would really help us move forward because not only did I feel Obama had better ideas than McCain, I really liked and still do like him immensely as a person. His entire family too. Michelle is one of my favorite FLOTUSes ever and teh girls seem like they’re cool too. And then the attacks on them including from Trump. What frustrates me is how my neighbors and extended family cannot see that bigotry doesn’t have to be wearing a Klan hood or NAzi armband. Bigotry can be much more abstract. I don’t know what we’re going to but this can’t go on. The right needs to stop with the culture wars and accept modernity.