2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTess Rafferty's take on the election is amazing
I scrolled through General Discussion and did not see this posted, so I wanted to share.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/17/1600760/-Aftermath-2016-Tess-Rafferty-s-hard-hitting-statement-on-the-election-of-Trump
"Let me say it right here if you voted for Trump, I do think you are a racist. I do think youre homophobic. I do think youre a misogynist. Racism, and homophobia, and misogyny are all a spectrum, and youre on it. You might not be a cheering while a black man gets lynched racist, but boy, did you just sell them the rope and look the other way."
"Also, while Im on it, if youre one of these people this week, telling me how Bernie would have defeated Trump unfriend me. But kudos to you for living in a world where you think being Jewish wouldnt have mattered to a Trump supporter. Id like to buy property there. Tell me, what are the schools like that far up your own ass?"
"The truth is, that for those of us on this side, there is no when all this is over. Things are just getting started. We think last Wednesday was bad we dont know what bad is yet. This isnt something you get over, this is something you endure. Were going to face a tax on every right we fought the last sixty years to gain. The deck is so stacked against us that we may not win. The best we can hope for is gridlock. And thats just nationally. Internationally, who the fuck knows what this lunatic is going to do. And the scarier thought, is that the only thing worse than this guy, is the guy whos one angry tweet away from the Presidency Mike Pence advocate for gay conversion therapy and mandatory funerals for fetuses."
"So let me just say that youve told every woman out there that being sexually harassed, does not matter. Being sexually assaulted, does not matter. Working hard, does not matter. You took the most qualified candidate weve had in decades a woman and belittled her every mistake and misstep, while taking the least qualified candidate we have ever had, a man, and ignoring every mistake he ever made. But no - youre not sexist."
Lots and lots more in the original piece. She really went for it.
still_one
(92,372 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)BainsBane
(53,056 posts)I read that one earlier. It's spot on.
longship
(40,416 posts)KT2000
(20,586 posts)she totally nails it!