Say Trump wins...will anti Trump people riot? What if Hillary wins? Do any of you think this might happen? There is a lot of hate on both sides. Wonder if police are putting any plans in action? Do you think it will all go smoothly, especially a close race? I have to admit I'm a tad concerned.
so are we. and yes its possible with so much unrest in the country. if it blows up we may see riots on a massive scale. the national guard may have to go in IMO. let's hope its a peaceful transition. fingers crossed
I haven't read too much about after the election, everything is focused right now on how close it is.... Being very close is going to play into the emotions I feel. Different feeling if it's a landslide...you kind of accept it then. It's also been one of the ugliest elections I can remember. People unfriend get each other because of who they support.
Generally speaking, conservatives don't riot. I suppose it might depend on the circumstances, or how clear the cheating might be. My guess is that the only people who will be rioting will be the ones who have been rioting anyhow, with maybe a few crazies mixed in.
I think riot are possible and have heard some talk of it here in Tn. I do suspect that it will be contested no matter who wins because it will be so close and all the talk of voter fraud.
@Chris Ladewig Our country has reached a terribly sad state of affairs, would you agree? In the past, mud-slinging was common, yes, then invariably, the losing candidate stepped forward to congratulate the winner, stating they would offer their undying commitment to the new Officiator's position. What utter rubbish! It really meant: (Hate your guts, count me out). But, don't forget me when the time comes for high-paying appointments. Absolute B.S. Frank
This was posted as a reply on another forum to the question what will you do if Trump wins. Actually it was a question asked by our @Ren Tanner. Here is the nasty reply.... If'n Trump wins an' he's a sayin' he's gonna be Prezident fer 'bout four years or so, I's gonna haft ta go down to de second hand store and gets me some bib overalls an' some a dem flannel shirts. Ain't gonna need no more underwear. Wearin' then overhauls without underwear I's can be a "free swinger". I's gonna haft ta get ta where I's can get me a NRA membership card an' a KKK pointed hat. We's cain't do nuthin' ceptin' ferget hows to read, rite, and do 'righmetic so's we can be one wid de rest of them thar Trumpsters.
I don't think that elections are any more contentious today than in other times during the history of this country. As a matter of fact, I believe that our current living presidents get along so well because they were on the same side all along, the party rivalry being ramped up during election years in order to fool people into thinking they were making a decision at the polls. This year is different than the past few elections because I this is the first time we've actually been presented with a choice in a long time, perhaps as far back as John F. Kennedy, although it's hard to tell because he was assassinated before he had a chance to prove himself one way or the other. His brother, Robert, didn't live long enough to be nominated but he may have also presented the country with a choice, which is not at all to say that the Kennedys offered an agenda that I would have been in agreement with. I do think that they may not have gone along with what I think of as "the agenda," which is the one that both major political parties have been following for decades, and I think that George McGovern may have also offered a clear choice. Yes, it was a liberal choice but, like Donald Trump, he was opposed by the political elite in his own party, and received almost no support from the Democrat Party once he won the nomination. In fact, they developed their current super-delegate system in order to ensure that the Democrat voters would never again be able to select a candidate. However, if you go back further, some of our presidents never spoke to one another, the political and personal disagreements were so high. Metro Focus speaks of earlier uncivil presidential feuds, such as Jefferson versus Adams, who never spoke to one another again until shortly before their deaths, although their wives apparently remained friendly. It also speaks of Roosevelt-Taft, and the formation of the Bull Moose Party. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson certainly didn't conduct a clean campaign. Adams was called a pimp, and Jackson's wife was referred to as a slut, while his mother was called a common prostitute. When Adams was elected, Jackson referred to his election as "The Corrupt Bargain," and called Adams a usurper to the presidency, and kept it up throughout Adams' presidency, defeating him in the following election.
I'm a liberal and I've never rioted. Or protested. I do believe there will be some very unhappy people on one side. I've wondered what will happen. I've thought more along contesting the results.