Here's the really disturbing thing about this, people aren't saying; "No, Trumps not hateful, he just plays up to people that are because it's an easy demographic to snag and energize. No, Trumps not hateful, he's a con man pretending to be so to push though his other objectives that I do agree with, that's why I'm voting Trump." Instead people say "There is no hate. There is no racism." That's just wrong, even if you think he's worth it, we need to be aware of what he's said and done.
A muslim man criticizes Trump. Trump responds by saying his wife probably wasn't allowed to talk.Trump on judge from Indiana who he says is ruling against him because of his Mexican heritage "I think that's why he's doing it."Here's just the top two things that pop up on google. We can talk about how he was proud. PROUD! To be a birther long after most people had dropped it. How he's responded to racial violence with that the attacks are "A shame." but that his supporters are "Passionate" and "Want this country to be great again."
Fuck. We can talk about Pence. Pence, the man who wants to fund gay "conversion" camps. The man who signed in a law allowing people to refuse service to gay people on relegious grounds. How both of them have talked about repealing Roe v. Wade, this is the vice president now, or at least, will be in a few months.
This shit is real man, whatever your issues with the democrats or Hillary or whatever, it really doesn't matter so much anymore, since Trump won, and now we have to deal with the reality of the hate his campaign used. Because if it turns out it's not a con, or even if he himself isn't full of hate, but simply enables people that are, we need to push back. And that starts with them knowing it's really not okay to do this shit.
So, in short. I think the protests are completely justified. Because it sure as hell looks like we're in for at least four years of constantly trying to wind back the social and environmental progress we've been making, so, better start fighting against that shit now.