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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t vote for Trump in 16 or 20 and probably won’t in 24, but if I’m being honest life was good under the Trump admin. But so was it under Obama.

I remember people crying over the Trump win and just couldn’t wrap my head around it at the time.[b] I think a lot of people just felt bad, but by the numbers, life was pretty good until COVID.[/b] And I suspect if trump were to win, my life won’t be much different.

I do lean conservative on the culture war issues though and the Dems have gone a little off the rails there, so I’ve been voting conservative in my locals.[/quote]

The Titanic was an awesome cruise until it wasn't.[/quote]

I’m a POC that came from nothing and on the cusp of upper middle class. My life was fine during Trump. BUT, I did think twice about trying not to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. So there were certain places I wouldn’t go unless I was in a group with my white friends. I also decided to do more international travel. That wasn’t because of Trump, I had finally cracked $150k, paid off my student loans in 2017 and I have no kids. So I had resources to do more. 4-5 international trips a year,  clinging closer to my white friends, largely bypassing rural America, and tuning out news—yeah I didn’t notice a difference in my life.

But then I question why I have to make these adjustments to protect myself. Never thought about these things as much before 2016. [/quote]
There were no roving bands of trumpers harassing POCs. Did you believe that you would be in trouble because of Trumps influence in rural places you previously felt comfortable with?  It’s always good to avoid being in the wrong place at the wrong time, though. And there were racists all over the country before trump.[/quote]

There actually were. Remember the kid being chased by two guys in the south who effectively lynched him? Or the cop who sat on George Floyds neck? Or the cops who shot POC in the back? Ya, nothing to see there.[/quote]

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