Hate is losing in the US.

[guillaumeb]

Remember that.

Yes, the news is filled with stories of racists openly promoting their brand.

And yes, Trump dominates the media with his open hatred and vicious attacks on anyone who does not share his hate.

And yes, the clash between the House and Trump is like a slow motion train wreck.

But remember, and repeat to yourself, that Trump lost by over 3 million votes. In spite of all the GOP cheating, in spite of the suppression, in spite of Comey's lying right before the election, in spite of the corporate media creating and normalizing Trump, HRC beat Trump by over 3 million votes.

The haters are losing.

The racists are losing.

This country is changing and the white racists do not like the changes, but they cannot stop them. No walls can stop the demographic changes.

2018 showed what an energized electorate can accomplish.

2020 is the next step.

Keep hope, and be energized for the election.

Guillaume

[Karadeniz]

1. Thank you! We all need an occasional boost.

[guillaumeb]

2. Thank you.

Yes, and we need to see how much Trump and his voters are driven by fear.

[Aristus]

3. Merci beaucoup, Guillaume.

That's very inspiring. And refreshing. I dislike doom-and-gloom postings.

We're going to beat this. It took us eight years last time, not to mention two wars, a hurricane, and a crumbling economy. God willing, it will only take us four years this time, give or take a House Judiciary committee hearing or two.

[guillaumeb]

4. Pas de quoi, Aristus.

These Trump voters are driven by fear of changes that they cannot reverse. No amount of guns, no walls, can stop the demographic changes.

look at all of the race based hate directed at AOC, at Ilhan Omar. At Barack Obama.

Hate of the other that is rapidly becoming the new us.

[empedocles]

5. Note that trump had fewer votes than Romney did in 2012.

[guillaumeb]

6. Excellent point.

And look at 2018 as foreshadowing 2020.

The racists know that the US is changing.

[StarfishSaver]

7. I like the way you think!

[guillaumeb]

10. My view is that most of us think this way.

But the loud haters get the media attention.

[StarfishSaver]

12. I think so, too

We have to stay positive.

[MFGsunny]

8. Inspiration and Aspiration.

Much obliged.

Perfect gift for this week-end, plus for each and every day!

[guillaumeb]

11. Thank you for the comment.

[spanone]

9. K&R...

[EffieBlack]

13. True dat

[Wounded Bear]

14. Trump "won" the electoral college by razor thin margins in 3 states...

3 traditionally blue states.

We can do this.

[guillaumeb]

16. And he won due to media complicity and Russian interference.

We will do this.

[StevieM]

18. Comey and the FBI were the most important factor IMO. (eom)

[guillaumeb]

19. I would say that they were important,

but they were part of a multi-faceted effort that also included the US corporate media.

[SergeStorms]

22. Gee, the three states...

for which Paul Manafort provided the Trump campaign's polling data to Russia! Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

[yaesu]

15. they always lose but sometimes it take months and sometimes it takes years but in the meantime

they do incredible damage.

[guillaumeb]

17. Yes they do, and they intend to do damage.

It is part of keeping the people demoralized, and it means we must rebuild what they tear down.

[Thekaspervote]

20. Thank you! We all need to hear that

[proud patriot]

21. Well said

[pazzyanne]

23. Thank you for an uplifting message!

It is hard to deal with doom and gloom day after day without looking at the flip side of things. If we cannot see both sides, we get mired down in the muck. In order to tackle problems, we need to se the positive as well as the negative. Hope is a positive motivating force that is strong for human beings.

[guillaumeb]

34. Exactly.

Focusing only on the negative can lead to depression and paralysis.

[pansypoo53219]

24. the rite can't stop progress. they only delay it.

[JudyM]

33. "The rite."

[struggle4progress]

25. All you need

[sprinkleeninow]

26. Your words lifted me up.

💛

[guillaumeb]

35. Welcome back Sprinkle.

And thank you.

Guill

[sprinkleeninow]

42. You know...

💛

[struggle4progress]

27. Reach out

[llmart]

43. As a side note, I think somebody at the airport reached out and touched her inappropriately.

I hope she sues the pants of that person.

[kimbutgar]

28. I saw a billboard today saying bring civility back with pic of Abraham Lincoln

The haters are not going to win.

[struggle4progress]

29. We shall overcome

[struggle4progress]

30. One love

[struggle4progress]

31. Carefully taught

[guillaumeb]

39. Thank you for your musical reminders.

Music inspires, and reminds.

Again, thank you.

[johannsyah]

32. amazing words

hope I could come home to New York so I could vote next year. I didn't do so in 2016 since I was living in Helsinki.

[guillaumeb]

36. Welcome to DU.

And thank you.

[Hortensis]

37. +1000. Every poll that measures this says so too.

[guillaumeb]

38. It is far too easy to get depressed,

and to feel that nothing can be done.

And that is what the haters want. We outnumber them. We hugely outnumber them. And at some level, I think that the somewhat sane among them know that.

It is fear that drives them, and they hope to use fear and intimidation to win.

We simply cannot allow that.

[Penn Voter]

40. Love will always

Trump hate!

[guillaumeb]

41. And....Trump loves hate.

Welcome to Du, and the conversation Penn.

We know that hate is based on fear. Fear of the other. And fear is a powerful motivator. But this hate of the other is often based on ignorance of the other, and education can eliminate that ignorance.

Love is based on the acceptance of the other, and a recognition that, depending on who is speaking, we are all "the other".