Shame on Y Combinator

Re:Shame on Y Combinator by surfmike on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @10:57AM (#12735024)

I'm against Trump but this holier-than-thou grandstanding demanding shunning anyone who supports Trump is tiring and small-minded. It's a symptom of a society intolerant of other political beliefs. Moreover, do you think ostracizing 40% of society for their political beliefs is really going to improve our political future? It's easier to cut out people we disagree with than arguing with their beliefs (civilly).

Let's take the high road and stick to impassioned, reasoned arguments against Trump's beliefs and actions.

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by deeth_starr on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @05:37PM (#12738959)

Dude, go see the comments in reddit /r/the_donald and then get back to me.

I hope that the "40%" (more likely 20%) will come back to rational thinking, but we will see. I consider myself a left leaning centrist, and I like some things Donald says, but it's only because a broken watch is right twice a day.

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by surfmike on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @07:34PM (#12739685)

The Reddit and Twitter trolls are terrifying. But are you saying all (or even most) of the >40% of Americans that will vote for Trump are as bad as them?

We'll see what the final percentage is but 538 is polling Trump at around 42% today.

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by throwaway_415 on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @02:57PM (#12737548)

No thanks, as a non-white male I will not have my quality of life destroyed due to racist old whites who aren't willing to come into the modern age.

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by surfmike on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @04:16PM (#12738246)

Calling anybody who supports Trump a racist old white is an example of what I mean.

Better to argue against his beliefs and actions rather than just write off his supporters as a lost cause.

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