> I guess that shows our collective feeling toward democracy.

It doesn't, it shows a majority reject major narratives that have been used. Part of that rejection of the idea that an authoritarian regime just came to power.

If you are worried about violence, consider the origin of the assassination attempts.

And what of the origin of the violent attempt to overturn the 2020 election by Trump's supporters?

I'd suggest that the majority of people rejected that claim last night.

You say that but then demand we don’t call such people stupid. The actions at the Capitol were very well documented. It’s implausible that people see it for anything other than what it was. The obvious conclusion is that these people support the attempt.

I support free speech, you may call people what you like. As you say, people see it for what it was and voted that way yesterday. I do find it implausible (even radical) that the majority of people in America support a coup attempt and find it more likely that they don't believe what they see on the news any more.

> I do find it implausible (even radical) that the majority of people in America support a coup attempt

Agreed. The winner of the popular vote yesterday had only 27% support of people in America, not anywhere near a majority.

Well the voters were wrong.

The desire for Trump to remain a marketable symbol without actually having him rule is one of the only taboos left. I suspect the hardest he has ever listened was when Pompeo described precisely the box he was allowed to think in.

At least 30% of any blue state voted for Trump. If you actually believed 30% of the walking public wanted to do your family harm, you'd be in another country.

You're just being dramatic because you think everyone who voted for Trump is stupid.

Try taking a different tack. Maybe over 50% of the country is not stupid and don't wish you harm? Your family will be stronger if you try to understand your fellow man.

I’m not calling anyone stupid. I’m saying that when they say hateful things about my daughter and her right to exist, I take that threat seriously. When they say they won’t protect me because of how I voted, I need to plan on protecting myself.

I’m just listening to what you say and believing that you really mean it.

What about me? I'm gay and they have promised to make this a christian nation - they think God made me wrong so how am I supposed to feel when he wins like this?

I'm supposed to think my fellow man has made any attempt to understand me? I'm not supposed to be afraid after they support someone who has said they want me gone??

I'm a white man in America, the most powerful country in the history of the world and I'm considering fleeing this place like a f*king refugee - it is obscene that I'm in a position to even be considering such a thing.

You're just being dramatic for the purpose of argumentation.

Trump has never said he wants you gone. It's simply not true.

My fellow man voted for an obvious sexual predator, felon, and insurrectionist. What more is there to say, really? People are disgusting.

Sounds anti-human.