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by AndrewDucker 3207 days ago
A vote to treat people badly is _absolutely_ a good reason to be angry at someone.

If you're voting to take away people's healthcare, or to discriminate against them based on who they love, or their gender, then of course they are angry!

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Still no excuse for physical violence. Votes are how we make decisions in our society. You don't always win. You can argue your position all you want, but you don't get to intimidate others with violence.
Am I missing where somebody in this thread was advocating for violence?
Taking away people's healthcare is violence though.
Nobody can tell you what to feel, and it's unfair to expect you to not feel angry about stuff that is important to you.

But it's fair to expect that you won't get into a fistfight with someone just because they make you angry.

That's fair but as we keep seeing from radical Conservatives, you can and possibly will be attacked for holding certain views.
What if you vote for someone willing to pardon long-overstaying illegal aliens?