BronxWench

*nods* I think we are talking about two different types of anarchists. We had the same thing after Brexit, and hate crimes have risen here. I am not sure what the ‘validation effect’ will be in the US. But the fact that these people are armed is really terrifying. Just like with Brexit though, it’s important to remember that most of those who voted for Trump probably aren’t racist, misogynist maniacs: they’re just ordinary, pissed off people who don’t feel like politics is doing anything for them anymore and felt like they had nowhere else to go.

Exactly. The jobs he’s promised won’t materialize because we no longer have the sort of manufacturing base that would hire them. He’ll cut taxes on the wealthy, and the revenue for the government will drop unless he also cuts social programs, like food stamps, and WIC, and housing subsidies, and raises taxes on those of us who can’t afford to lose enough money to defer paying taxes for 30 years.

I understand that and their feelings are valid because the US government is awash in corruption from big businesses but they chose the wrong person to make their statement because he’s just as bad as the politicians if not worse and the poorest most disenfranchised will be the ones who pay the biggest price. And then there will probably also be a rise in hate crimes to deal with to boot.