I had an interesting conversation with a friend who is a huge (yuge) Bernie supporter. She had proudly signed a petition to stop Trump from doing a rally in our area. The short conversation went something very much like this:
Me: Yeah, I'm no fan of Trump, but I wouldn't want to stop him from speaking. What's the point of the petition?
Her: It's because his rallies become so violent! We're just trying to protect the people!
Me: But they probably wouldn't become violent if protestors didn't show up and get in Trump's fan's faces.
Her: Those protestors have a right to be there and protest! That's their right!
Me: Yes, I realize that, but we're talking about the violence at Trump rallies. His supporters are just there to see the rally and go home.
Her: But the protestors are there to protest these evil, hateful man!
At this point it was terribly clear that I wasn't going to get through, and I deftly found a way to change the subject. To hell with it.
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