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Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by mikeash on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @11:59AM (#12911957)
Which is ironic since Trump's supporters are the most PC, safe-space, triggered people I've seen. Clinton called some of them "deplorables" and there was such hue and cry. Point out that it's racist to criticize a judge based on his ancestry, or to propose banning immigrants based on their religion, and they got so tremendously offended.
Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by some-guy on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:46PM (#12912583)
This is spot on. "PC" "safe-space" and "SJW" are simply labels for specific people, but the same tendencies behind them exist everywhere.

The same people complaining about PC-culture and SJWs are the same people who are outraged about Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem.

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by knz on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @01:33PM (#12913168)
And the same people who fear their religious liberty is under attack because gay people can get married or because Starbucks says "happy holidays" on the side of their green cup.
Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by ng12 on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @01:40PM (#12913248)
> Clinton called some of them "deplorables" and there was such hue and cry

I think this was Hillary's single biggest mistake. It was exactly what they were waiting for -- the "Washington Elite" telling them they were less than. It gave the outsiders a rallying call.

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by mikeash on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @02:52PM (#12913971)
It definitely was a bad move. I can't say I disagree with the sentiment, but it was not a smart thing to say.
Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by koolba on Thursday November 10, 2016 @07:15AM (#12919747)
> It definitely was a bad move. I can't say I disagree with the sentiment, but it was not a smart thing to say.

That sounds like you think getting caught saying something like that was the issue, not the comment itself.

It's not the first time she's used language like that to refer to Trump's supporters. She was saying things like that repeatedly, in smaller audiences, throughout the campaign. I'm convinced she said it because deep down she's an elitist who really doesn't give a damn about anything besides money and power.

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by mikeash on Thursday November 10, 2016 @09:47AM (#12920764)
I think a lot of Trump supporters are actually deplorable. I base this on their actions and their words. It's not good to say so, and especially not when you're running for high office, but that's what I mean when I say I don't disagree with the sentiment.
Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by rudolf0 on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:33AM (#12931484)
You're in for a fun 4 years, then.
Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by koolba on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:42AM (#12931585)
> You're in for a fun 4 years, then.

8-years!

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by rudolf0 on Friday November 11, 2016 @03:22PM (#12933973)
Quite possibly.
Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by rudolf0 on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @03:13PM (#12914178)
I think you're making a false equivalency here. Both sides are very thin-skinned, no doubt, but one is a direct insult ("you are deplorables") and one is taking general offense on behalf of other people for perceived slights.

(I voted for Hillary, mind.)

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by erikpukinskis on Thursday November 10, 2016 @12:14PM (#12922184)
I think you're right. It's not really about insults it's about free speech. If you say something white supremacist like "our company hires mostly white people because there are fewer qualified people of color in the workforce" and I say "you're a white supremacist", what will happen?

1) you'll accuse me of name calling, even though I just gave an accurate description of your political platform

2) you'll accuse me of trying to curtail your free speech, even though I was just exercising mine

3) you'll try to invalidate what I'm saying by invoking the "you may not campaign for the rights of others" rule you cited

All of which just serves you avoiding actually addressing my words, which are clear and direct: you are a white supremacist.

If I'm lucky you'll try to defend yourself by rattling through the list of your racist beliefs and then we can have a real discussion.

But most anti-SJW types are so triggered by words like "racism" and "xenophobia" that we never get that far.

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by devopsproject on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @02:43PM (#12913885)
They were mad because she attacked US citizens