Let me also say again that I do not agree with what John Lewis said. I believe Donald Trump was elected fairly and I do not believe Russia hacked into actual voting databases and literally changed votes. My problem is with Trump's disrespect of someone who nearly died trying to bring Dr. King's vision to fruition. John Lewis is no saint but like I have said many times already, there's a reason why he said what he said and only Donald Trump can either prove him wrong or apologize to him and let it go. If he does then I will let this go and I truly will support Trump once he becomes president because I still believe he will be a decent president for LGBT rights. You can believe what you want about me but I am not you and you are not me. I've said on here that I believe racists are a small minority in this country. I've said on here that I believe black people can very well be prejudiced. It is you guys who are twisting my words and trying to change the point of these topics. My point in this thread is very, very simple. I will not stand for someone, president or whoever, disrespecting a man who marched with Dr. King and nearly died trying to bring change to this country and how it treated black people at that time. I will not stand for that. Donald Trump has a choice to make and if he chooses to keep this behavior up then he simply will not be my president and there will be millions of others who will feel that way. He is at a 37% approval rate right now. Do you honestly think he has the political capital for this?
As I said first in my post, Trump is well-known for making incendiary comments. Expect him to insult anything, anyone at any moment. Is practically his signature move. Trump is using scandal to keep himself on top of people's thoughts, and he knows where to land the punches.
He might not be your president, but the effect his actions take will affect you, either negative or even positively. So deal with it. You can grab a piece of cardboard, write 'Not my President' and go express your disapproval if that gives you peace of mind. But you will be falling into his game, as many left wing accolades have done.
Politifact NC
Trump was endorsed by the KKK’s official newspaper. And after his victory became official Wednesday morning, former KKK Imperial Wizard David Duke tweeted: "This is one of the most exciting nights of my life. Make no mistake about it, our people have played a HUGE role in electing Trump!" (Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 in a post-election Tweet)"the KKK did hold a widely publicized "victory" parade in North Carolina, celebrating Donald Trump's presidential win."
Also a number of racial crimes where the perpretrators claimed the Trump victory as giving them the right to now express there opnions and ideals with action. I am actually scared. I am a black man and am now rethinking the idea that I shouldn't have a gun. With some of the things that have happened in my life (at the age of 11, having a .45 revolver held to my head by a white man returning from an unsuccessful hunting trip in the parking lot of a rural convenience store, asking if I knew where to find some "nigger" pussy.) I have few expectations of uncoerced brotherhood.
Seriously Grover…don't believe what a group of crazy people says on the Internet. I'm pretty sure the KKK played a very minimal role (if they even did something) Trump got support of minorities in Florida so there goes the 'White Power', even Latino support. (Indeed, he mostly bashed Mexicans, but remember that within the latino community, are several mother nations that don't congeniate well and of course, never felt alluded by Trump insulting the mexicans)
And you should get a gun,at least to protect your house, because Americans are crazy. Just learn how to properly and safely handle it -specially if you have little kids in your home.