Protests have erupted across the country after the shocking news that Trump won the presidential election. Many of these involved protestors chanting very loudly and yelling "Fuck Trump" and there were instances in certain cities where trash cans were set on fire and American flags were burned. I am all for the protests and people speaking their minds and wanting to have their voice heard but I feel the way some of these protests are going is counter active. In my opinion the vulgar language and destructive acts are shedding a bad light on the groups protesting.
I am also mortified at the amount of racism flying around immediately after the news. I have seen so many horrible stories on twitter of people being harassed and also being genuinely concerned for their lives and safety. There is also a flyer going around Texas State that calls for vigilante squads to "go and arrest and torture those deviant university leaders spouting iff all this diversity garbage". Which is ridiculous and I'm surprised by the stupidity of people and also heart broken for how evil people can be to one another. I'm scared to see what is in store for our country.
I agree with you on the how people are protesting. I do not think it is okay to use violence, these individuals are only making things worse and making themselves look bad. I am actually quite surprised that we have had students on our campus being so hateful against their peers. In all the years that I have been a student at Texas State I have never had the feeling that I should have to worry about my safety which is very saddening.
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