I agree that the west coast left is getting too jumpy with regards to Trump. I'm far left and certainly not a supporter of Trump ( I voted Stein because I felt Hillary to be too wealthy ). Once I mentioned to a family member on the west coast that I thought it was interesting that so many of the smart and kind people in the woodworking community come directly from Trump-land and that it was a paradox that such hateful rhetoric comes from a place that I associate with such intelligence and sharing. And my family member got very angry at me and was unable to continue the conversation.

I find it terrible that when you're only given two options, and both of them suck, choosing one over the other can be seen as such a treason. To me these conversations sound like "You prefer diarrhea to vomiting! I'm never going to sit on your couch again!"