How is everyone feeling right now about election results?

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How is an attorney of color happy that Trump won? Genuinely curious

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very happyyyy

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Feeling despondent

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Disappointed, but not surprised. White supremacy is a cornerstone of this country. White people will ALWAYS put that first...even when it hurts them. Unfortunately, many "POC" will buy into it as well, if they think their proximity will protect them. Black people are unique in that we were brought here, & we KNOW they've NEVER protected us, no matter what. We continuously resist, which is why we are always the 1st minority to try. It's why all other minorities expect us to have y'alls backs.
Well, we are tired.
Good luck to y'all. Maybe that proximity to whiteness will protect you... although, it's not looking good.

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A2: I'll assume you're not trolling and are genuinely asking. Proximity to whiteness in this context can mean either white presenting, or alignment with white supremacist thinking. I know for some people it's difficult to believe that people of color can also have biases against other people of color. It's quite common. There are a lot of Puerto Ricans on the mainland that do believe that Puerto Rico is a garbage country which is why they're here. There are a lot of Latinx who hate illegal immigration, even if they themselves immigrated here illegally.
Some of these people of color believe that if they align themselves with the party that supports these ideals, they'll be spared. It won't matter that they are not white or white presenting, because they agree with the majority party, so they will not be subjected to the same fate. However, Trump's previous presidency illustrated that that is false.
Unfortunately, seems like a lot of folks got to touch the stove to know it's hot.

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Happy

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Disillusioned

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Nihilistic and vindictive. I'm just mentally done.

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Can’t wait to see Trump’s policies come back and bite the ass of those who voted for him. And you were told that the kool-aid was spiked!

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Grief. Now rage. It cannot be any clearer. No more coalitions with IPOCs who are about to have a rude awakening that their desire for white proximity will end with Stephen Miller. We are work polite & nothing more, ever again.

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Honestly… sometimes we gotta let the world burn. And I really pissed off about those third party voters and BLACK MEN. Good luck organizing under Trump. As a black woman, what a slap in the face.

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