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> You found Trump supporters on Reddit to be civil and respectful?!

I should have qualified it with "more than I expected". I just expected a lot worse, and at the same time expected a lot more from Hillary's crowd.

Also I meant they got along with each other and I didn't see the expected "gay bashing" or racial slurs and so on. Those are things someone coming from the left and liberal side might assume. Especially since there is anonymity online, there is absolutely no reason for them to hold those things back.

As for Hillary's side, it was sad to see how using that same anonymity, the ugly, intolerant, condescending and frankly childish behavior showing.



> I should have qualified it with "more than I expected"

That does not say much. If your expectation of Clinton supporters being civil and respectful is higher than that of Trump's, it is quite natural that you'd be "surprised". You need to have the same yardstick for both camps.

All said and done, it is one matter being condescending and totally another manner to promote hate.


> All said and done, it is one matter being condescending and totally another manner to promote hate.

That's a fair point, agree with that.




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