{"id":24672,"date":"2016-11-12T19:37:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T03:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=24672"},"modified":"2016-11-12T19:37:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T03:37:16","slug":"welcome-to-trumps-america-58-reports-of-people-bullied-by-emboldened-bigots-and-the-list-is-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/11\/12\/welcome-to-trumps-america-58-reports-of-people-bullied-by-emboldened-bigots-and-the-list-is-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Trump&#8217;s America: 58 Reports of People Bullied by Emboldened Bigots\u2014and the List Is Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">Do you really think that Melania Drumpf taking up the cause of cyberbullying as FLOTUS is going to make a difference when after only 3 days we&#39;re seeing criminal behaviour like that which follows? &nbsp;Please read to the end of this seemingly long article. &nbsp;I have added comments after it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"repubhubembed\">\n<p class=\"rhexcerpt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/h1Welcome%20to%20Trump's%20America:%2058%20Reports%20of%20People%20Bullied%20by%20Emboldened%20Bigots-and%20the%20List%20Is%20Growing\/h1%20blockquote%20class=repubhubembedp%20class=rhexcerptFirst%20Lady-elect%20Melania%20Trump%20wants%20to%20stop%20bullying,%20but%20children%20all%20over%20America%20are%20being%20bullied%20because%20of%20her%20husband.%20We%20must%20find%20better%20ways%20to%20honor%20and%20support%20the%20basic%20goodness%20of%20our%20children,%20especially%20in%20social%20media,%20Mrs.%20Trump%20said%20at%20a%20Pennsylvania%20rally%20last%20week.%20It%20will%20be%20one%20of%20the%20main%20focuses\u2026!--more--\/pstyle%20scoped.repubhubembeddisplay:none;\/style\/blockquote%20iframe%20class=rhembed%20src=\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/view.act?p=MTg1NjY=&amp;c=Mzg2NjgyNTA=&amp;fuid=MjM5NDgyMTM=&amp;s=rights&amp;showFirstImage=true&amp;showDate=true%20height=1500%20style=width:100%;border:0;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\/iframescript%20async%20type=text\/javascript%20src=https:\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/js\/rh.js\/script%20%20!--%20TO%20HIDE%20THE%20DATE%20OR%20FIRST%20IMAGE,%20change%20showDate=true%20or%20showFirstImage=true%20to%20false%20--%20\">First Lady-elect Melania Trump wants to stop bullying, but children all over America are being bullied because of her husband. &quot;We must find better ways to honor and support the basic goodness of our children, especially in social media,&quot; Mrs. Trump said at a Pennsylvania rally last week. &quot;It will be one of the main focuses&hellip;<!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"http:\/\/h1Welcome%20to%20Trump's%20America:%2058%20Reports%20of%20People%20Bullied%20by%20Emboldened%20Bigots-and%20the%20List%20Is%20Growing\/h1%20blockquote%20class=repubhubembedp%20class=rhexcerptFirst%20Lady-elect%20Melania%20Trump%20wants%20to%20stop%20bullying,%20but%20children%20all%20over%20America%20are%20being%20bullied%20because%20of%20her%20husband.%20We%20must%20find%20better%20ways%20to%20honor%20and%20support%20the%20basic%20goodness%20of%20our%20children,%20especially%20in%20social%20media,%20Mrs.%20Trump%20said%20at%20a%20Pennsylvania%20rally%20last%20week.%20It%20will%20be%20one%20of%20the%20main%20focuses\u2026!--more--\/pstyle%20scoped.repubhubembeddisplay:none;\/style\/blockquote%20iframe%20class=rhembed%20src=\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/view.act?p=MTg1NjY=&amp;c=Mzg2NjgyNTA=&amp;fuid=MjM5NDgyMTM=&amp;s=rights&amp;showFirstImage=true&amp;showDate=true%20height=1500%20style=width:100%;border:0;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\/iframescript%20async%20type=text\/javascript%20src=https:\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/js\/rh.js\/script%20%20!--%20TO%20HIDE%20THE%20DATE%20OR%20FIRST%20IMAGE,%20change%20showDate=true%20or%20showFirstImage=true%20to%20false%20--%20\"><\/p>\n<style scoped=\"\" type=\"text\/css\">.repubhubembed{display:none;}<\/style>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/h1Welcome%20to%20Trump's%20America:%2058%20Reports%20of%20People%20Bullied%20by%20Emboldened%20Bigots-and%20the%20List%20Is%20Growing\/h1%20blockquote%20class=repubhubembedp%20class=rhexcerptFirst%20Lady-elect%20Melania%20Trump%20wants%20to%20stop%20bullying,%20but%20children%20all%20over%20America%20are%20being%20bullied%20because%20of%20her%20husband.%20We%20must%20find%20better%20ways%20to%20honor%20and%20support%20the%20basic%20goodness%20of%20our%20children,%20especially%20in%20social%20media,%20Mrs.%20Trump%20said%20at%20a%20Pennsylvania%20rally%20last%20week.%20It%20will%20be%20one%20of%20the%20main%20focuses\u2026!--more--\/pstyle%20scoped.repubhubembeddisplay:none;\/style\/blockquote%20iframe%20class=rhembed%20src=\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/view.act?p=MTg1NjY=&amp;c=Mzg2NjgyNTA=&amp;fuid=MjM5NDgyMTM=&amp;s=rights&amp;showFirstImage=true&amp;showDate=true%20height=1500%20style=width:100%;border:0;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\/iframescript%20async%20type=text\/javascript%20src=https:\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/js\/rh.js\/script%20%20!--%20TO%20HIDE%20THE%20DATE%20OR%20FIRST%20IMAGE,%20change%20showDate=true%20or%20showFirstImage=true%20to%20false%20--%20\"><iframe class=\"rhembed\" height=\"1500\" src=\"\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/view.act?p=MTg1NjY=&amp;c=Mzg2NjgyNTA=&amp;fuid=MjM5NDgyMTM=&amp;s=rights&amp;showFirstImage=true&amp;showDate=true\" style=\"width:100%;border:0;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\"><\/iframe><script async type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.icopyright.net\/user\/js\/rh.js\"><\/script> <!-- TO HIDE THE DATE OR FIRST IMAGE, change \"showDate=true\" or \"showFirstImage=true\" to \"false\" --><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">&quot;I cried because my country declared war on me and my loved ones. &nbsp;I cried because I did not feel strong enough to face it. &nbsp;But most of all, I cried because so many people I&#39;ve cared for and loved, so many people I have considered friends, willfully cast ballots for bigotry,&nbsp;fear, racism, oppression to assuage insecurities and pacify anger about a world quickly leaving them behind.&quot; &#8212; Janae Cummings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">I wept as I read through this list of atrocities. &nbsp;&#39;Atrocities&#39; might seem like an overly strong word to some, but to me it is not. &nbsp;I hold Drumpf personally and directly responsible for every one of these racist actions, actions that even if they stop, will be remembered by their victims for a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">Drumpf campaigned on a platform of fear and hatred. &nbsp;He fed this fetid pabulum to his followers until they were satiated, and they still cried for more! &nbsp;Has Drumpf repudiated any of this? &nbsp;No! &nbsp;He sits on 5th Avenue with his blackened soul and his blackened soul friends planning more fear and despair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">I remember as a child, a white child in the 50s and 60s in Canada, I was taught that all people are God&#39;s children . . . the race, religion, creed, ethnicity did not matter. &nbsp;At that time, sexual orientation was never spoken about, but for me, it is equally important now. &nbsp;My mother&#39;s father lived in an &quot;Archie Bunker&quot; neighbourhood in Buffalo, NY. &nbsp;One day, while we were visiting him, he took me to the corner store to buy a bottle of Squirt. &nbsp;There were young African American men standing outside&nbsp;the store. &nbsp;My grandfather grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and pulled me in close, saying &quot;Come here girl or the n****rs are going to get you.&quot; &nbsp;I was repulsed by his words and actions and never spoke to him again after that visit nor forgave him. &nbsp;That was about 55 years ago and it is as fresh in my mind as if it happened yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">We cannot accept Drumpf&#39;s fear and hate. &nbsp;We must fight back wherever we find it. &nbsp;We must educate children to tolerance. &nbsp;Lord knows many of them will not get the right education from their parents. &nbsp;BTW, if anyone tells you that Drumpf is a Christian, he is NOT! &nbsp;And his followers are not Christian either. &nbsp;I don&#39;t even think he could be classified as a pseudo-Christian.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you really think that Melania Drumpf taking up the cause of cyberbullying as FLOTUS is going to make a difference when after only 3 days we&#39;re seeing criminal behaviour like that which follows? &nbsp;Please read to the end of this seemingly long article. &nbsp;I have added comments after it. &nbsp; 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