NBC: Calls for Unity Ignore Damage Trump Has Done

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[link:https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/post-election-calls-unity-are-nothing-toxic-positivity-ignores-damage-ncna1246760?fbclid=IwAR2qzc7FTYz8My5xImNOLEAPpUEQFxYgePZ26IGb4M0H5AbhrpeRcxnK5q8|

As the world awaits the final vote tallies in the U.S. presidential election, many are channeling their angst and fears through social media. Some are responding by saying that what we all really need to do is work on loving one another. Memes and tweets are being shared that say, “Regardless of who won, our neighbors will still be our neighbors,” and some assert that people are taking this election too seriously.

The race may be over, but the endorphins are not flowing. We are still mad as hell. How could we not be, when so many ignored our pain in casting their vote?

These sentiments are clearly coming from people whose ability to live comfortably in the United States doesn’t hinge on the outcome. So please, spare me your toxic positivity.

Calls for “unity” and “harmony” indicate that some want us to forgive and forget. But before sharing that photo of a Donald Trump supporter shaking the hand of a Joe Biden supporter, remember that this isn’t a fight on the playground. These are the individuals who make the decisions that deeply affect the lives of marginalized groups. The record voter turnout in states across the country is an indicator that all is not well, and it should not be ignored.

Many Democrats and independents didn’t vote for Biden because he was our first choice, but because he was the only option for a restoration of sanity. We carried the trauma of the last four years — of being afraid to lose our rights and lives to Trump's policies and inaction — with us as we cast our ballots

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[BusyBeingBest]

1. Yeah, well, unity is going to have to wait anyway, because Donnie the Defeated Clown

and his handlers are acting cuckoo-bananas.

[stillcool]

2. The 'news' people may want that...

because they love their bothsiderism, and would like nothing more than to hang any discord around the necks of Democrats. Nothing. Absolutely Nothing Has Changed. We're still in unchartered territory, and the crew, and captain of the ship do not care if we all go down. They might prefer it.

[kskiska]

3. Like they tried to tell us that "the people 's patience is wearing out"

for the Bush-Gore final results. Once the media drumbeat was established it was a foregone conclusion.

[smirkymonkey]

4. K&R

[Amishman]

5. if there is anything this election result has shown me, is that the right is never going away

so some semblance of cooperation and bipartisanism will be needed always.

Not just with Republicans, but keeping independents on our side. Republicans more or less matched our turnout in a record high turnout year, and made inroads with hispanic voters we never expected. If we are to do anything long term, we need to stay in the good graces of the independent voters who just handed us the White House.