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That's not how this works....

That's not how any of this works. No, I'm not going to talk about the electoral college.  If you can't look at a map of the by county results of the 2016 election and figure out why the electoral college matters, I really can't help you.  I didn't vote for Hillary Clinton.  I also didn't vote for Donald Trump.  So, as the person with absolutely no horse in this race, I think it's time to tell you what I see. It won't do any good, because you are either too busy contemplating suicide while listening to Radiohead, or too busy dancing on the graves of your enemies, to actually listen.  But I'm going to say it anyway. To begin with, if you supported and voted for Donald Trump, enjoy your win.  That's your right.  You can even be excited, because the other side was more than excited four years ago, and eight years ago.  However, now that the campaign is over, try to be a little better than the other side.  As much as you want to say "

Sad Little King of a Sad Little Hill

   Sometimes a good thing can come out of that box we call a TV.  There is a Grey's Anatomy quote for every situation.  And every political season the wisdom of Firefly appears to become more appropriate.   I have ceased commenting on any story that has anything to do with Donald Trump.  His supporters are rabid.  Seriously.  If you mention any of the many things that speak to his character, his lack of actual policy plans, or his repeated claims to "Make American Great Again", well, stand back and watch them twist themselves into pretzels.  They either attempt to explain it away (this is amusing), or they simply call you a Hillary Clinton supporter.  Mostly it's just the second one, because it's really hard to explain away the multiple affairs he bragged about, or his insane ramblings about conspiracy theories, or well, pretty much anything Donald says.   Remember back in 1992 and 1996 when the moral character of our President counted and conservatives le