In every presidential election, there is always a set of die hard supporters or opponents of a candidate or candidates. In 2008 and 2012, there were dedicated Ron Paul supporters and Barack Obama supporters. In 2004 and 2008, there were avid opponents of George W. Bush and John McCain. Going back in history, there are many candidates that the general public vehemently loved or opposed.
This year, it seems there are die hard Donald Trump supporters and opponents as well as ardent Bernie Sanders supporters.
But what’s interesting is that when you view all of the videos taken, the angriest and most vulgar stem from the Sanders camp. Each protest of Donald Trump features mad protesters who want to kill Trump (many go as far as burning an effigy). Indeed, Trump isn’t the greatest presidential candidate in the field (SEE: Libertarians for Donald Trump? 5 reasons libertarians can’t support Trump), but the viciousness of many of the protesters is just repugnant.
To see just how vile political discourse has become, see a couple of the videos below:
Trump supporters can be just as vile at times, but, overall, it seems much of the foul language and behavior is coming from the anti-Trump camp.
Update: an ECN reader sent over this video of a YouTuber named Joey Salads who conducted a social experiment. It showed a man attacking the YouTuber for just holding a Trump sign. Yikes!
What surprises me every election cycle is people are out there for their guy and think if he or she is elected things are going to get better. Remember what Mark Twain said,
“If voting made any real difference they would not let us do it.”
I have been watching politics for over 40 years and it does not matter if you vote for a Dummycrat or a Ripoffagain, you still get screwed. I have voted for both and no politician has made my life any better, worse yes, better no. The political elite care about one thing, staying in power and getting rich and keeping their friends and families rich. Have you seen any poor politicians lately???