We're going to see a lot of stories about people who voted for the orange shit having it come back to bite them.
These stories gain traction due to Schadenfreude, irony, and being clickbait for corporate media.
As much as it might give readers a sense of vindication, it still ends up with someone being unjustly punished.
Many are from marginalized folks and it strikes me as punching down.
Not engaging with these stories, and resisting the urge to feel smug is part of being the Resistance.
@Badger_AF In my heart I don't believe anyone who voted for Trump would feel any sense of regret or remorse. These are people who don't see the bigger picture and voted to either 'Own the Libs' or because they liked his con-man, used car salesman charm.
The Dems/Libs need to stop looking for satisfaction and need to accept what happened. The sooner you acknowledge there is a divide, the sooner you can bring people together to make things right again.
(in my humble Canadian opinion)
@sand Well, they might feel some remorse when it's their ox getting gored. A lot of these people who voted for him seemed to stop maturing in 5th grade.
It's going to be a tall order to bridge a divide with people who can't even vote their own self-interests.
For a lot of these folks, primary their self-interest is to feel better about themselves at the expense of others.
@Badger_AF I agree with your comment about 5th grade. There was an American map circulating showing the correlation between states that voted for Trump and highest level of education (it wasn't that high comparatively).
I also don't think Trump is going to set America on fire to stay warm.
Dem's need to find a new leader ASAP. Someone with charisma that can win a popularity contest against Trump