IamAmeatPopsicle's blog: "Rioters..."

I'm sharing some unpopular opinions here. Just a heads up.

Hey, angry America. I'm angry, too. But you don't get to destroy my America just because things didn't turn out the way you want. Don't try to justify all this rioting crap by calling it "protests." Protests are peaceful. So, just... no.

This is not how you deal with a loss. This is not how you show support for your losing candidate. Every one of you is now a violent offender. Whether you're caught or not, you're criminals. And you'll deserve whatever happens to you as a result of your own participation.

As someone who has NOT supported a Trump presidency since day one, I can tell you that these rioters do not speak for me. They do not speak for America.

Unfortunately, to the rest of the world (and to a lot of America), they ARE America. This is what our global neighbors see. To them, we're one of the most fucked up, dysfunctional families on the block, but they still see us strutting around like our shit doesn't stink.

Many of us will tut-tut, shake our heads, and comment openly or privately that these rioters need to grow up, then leave it at that. I'm guilty of it myself. Others will probably just try to ignore it altogether.

We're not doing anyone any favors that way.

I am personally calling on these people to stop destroying your own cities, stop creating havoc just because you feel your will is unenforceable any other way. You do still have a voice - but by rioting and having your tantrums, you're throwing away the voices of every other American. And I, for one, refuse to let you take that from me.

I'm demanding this not as a supporter of either candidate (I hate them both), but as a neighbor, an American, and someone who'd rather not deal with the bullshit anymore. And I urge my friends and neighbors to call these people out as well. Let them know that they are not supported in their actions. Show them that, in a nutshell, America - Clinton and Trump supporters alike - is tired of their shit.