THE 2016 ELECTION WAS A DIVISIVE ONE.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
CUT TIES WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES BECAUSE OF
POLITICAL DISAGREEMENTS.
REUTERS HAS DONE A POLL, NUMBERS ARE
PRETTY DAMNING.
BEFORE WE GET TO
THAT, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO DEPICTING A WOMAN WHO LEFT HER
HUSBAND OF 22 YEARS OVER HIS DECISION TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATE.
TAKE A LOOK.
>>FOR GAIL, THE FACT THAT HER HUSBAND MENTIONED HE WAS
PLANNING ON VOTING FOR TRUMP WAS A DEALBREAKER.
NOW SHE IS SEPARATING AFTER 22 YEARS.
>>I WAS INCENSED.
I SAID I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEONE THAT I WOULD BE
MARRIED TO WOULD VOTE FOR
SOMEONE WHOSE TRACK RECORD IS SO OBVIOUSLY POOR IN TERMS OF CIVIL
LIBERTIES, HIS FEELINGS ABOUT WOMEN, HOW HE TREATS PEOPLE IN
GENERAL.
>> HER HUSBAND ENDED UP WRITING IN NEWT GINGRICH, BUT THE DAMAGE
WAS DONE.
MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION, AMERICANS SAY THE
EMOTIONAL WOUNDS ARE AS RAW AS
EVER.
AND SHOW FEW SIGNS OF HEALING.
A REUTERS POLL FOUND
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARGUE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVER
POLITICS JUMPED 6 PERCENTAGE POINTS SINCE OCTOBER TO 39%.
16% SAID THEY HAD STOPPED TALKING TO A FAMILY MEMBER OR
FRIEND BECAUSE OF THE ELECTION.
BUT THERE IS A PERFECT, POLL FOUND 21% SAID THEY BECOME
FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE THEY DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE OF THE ELECTION.
>> DAMN.
I HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE
COUPLE THAT HAS SEPARATED, LET'S KEEP IT REAL THEY WERE MARRIED
FOR 22 YEARS, HOME GIRL WANTED TO
LEAVE HER ANYWAY.
YOU SEE HOW MANY WINEGLASSES SHE HAD BEHIND HER?
SHE HAD SOME ROUGH TIMES IN THAT RELATIONSHIP.
>>SHE WAS JUST QUADRUPLE FISTING.
>>WHAT SHE DOES HAVE FRIENDS OVER?
>>CELEBRATING,
FINALLY GETTING RID OF THE SNAKE THAT VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMP.
>>LOOK AT THAT.
>> SHE WAS SO CUTE THOUGH.
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SHE
WOULD REALLY SEPARATE FROM HER
HUSBAND.
>> I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SHE WOULD JUST WALK AWAY
BECAUSE OF TRUMP.
I FOUND THE POSSIBILITY OF CHRISTIAN DOING
THAT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I
WOULD REACT.
>>WHAT DID HE WRITE IN NEWT GINGRICH?
THAT IS SUCH A WEIRD TURN OF EVENTS.
>>IT'S AN INTERESTING STORY.
THAT IS THE ANECDOTAL PART, BUT
LET'S LOOK AT THE WIDER ISSUE WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THESE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEVERED TIES WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T AGREE WITH
THEM.
THERE IS A HUGE DOWNSIDE TO THAT OBVIOUSLY.
YOU SHOULDN'T
SHUN PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE
WITH THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS.
HOWEVER, THEIR VIEWS SAY A LOT
ABOUT WHO THEY ARE.
VOTING FOR SOMEONE LIKE DONALD TRUMP SAYS
SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES AND WHAT YOU VALUE AND
UNDERVALUE.
I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE WOULD GET REALLY HEATED
ABOUT IT.
MY HYPOTHESIS ON THAT IS I THINK PEOPLE ARE MOBILIZED
AND THEY WANT TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE SO THEY ARE MEETING
INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT HAVE THE
SAME CONCERNS THEY DO.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS MAKE OF ALL OF THIS AND HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED
IT?
>> THERE IS THIS GIRL I SAW THE WOMEN'S MARCH THAT I FELL IN
LOVE WITH, I DM'D HER, AND SHE DIDN'T DM ME BACK.
I AM
GENUINELY UPSET.
I'M JUST GOING TO ADDRESS IT RIGHT HERE.
>> GRACE?
>> I THINK AN IMPORTANT PERCENTAGE POINT FOR ME IS THE
17% THAT SAID THEY HAD BLOCKED A FAMILY MEMBER OR CLOSE FRIEND ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
THIS FRIEND OF HIS WAS GAY AND DID NOT VOTE FOR
TRUMP.
WHAT I THINK IS INTERESTING ABOUT THAT 17%, YOU
HAVE TO STOP FIGHTING ON FACEBOOK.
NO ONE WINS, EVERYONE
LOSES.
IT BREAKS MY HEART
BECAUSE I KNOW, I FELT THAT WHEN I FOUND THAT THEY WERE CLOSE
FAMILY MEMBERS OF MINE THAT VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMP, IT
SUCKS.
WE DID POP TRIGGER THE
DAY OR TWO AFTER AND I SAID IF YOU VOTED FOR TRUMP DELETE ME.
I REGRET IT SO MUCH NOW.
>>SHE LOST ALL OF HER FRIENDS.
>>I HAVE NO MORE FACEBOOK FRIENDS.
NO, I REGRET IT BECAUSE
IT IS NOT CONSTRUCTIVE AT ALL.
I AM HEARING THESE ANECDOTES AND I
WISH THAT MY RESPONSE WOULD HAVE BEEN I NEED TO CALL THESE PEOPLE
ON THE PHONE, I NEED TO BREAK
BREAD WITH THEM AND TALK ABOUT THIS AND HEAL THIS DIVIDE.
WHEN
WE DOING ON FACEBOOK AND HIDE BEHIND SCREENS EVERYONE LOSES.
WHEN YOU SEE AN OPINION ON FACEBOOK, THE MORE PRODUCTIVE
THING TO DO IF YOU WANT TO MEET SOMEONE IN THE MIDDLE OR YOU
WANT TO UNDERSTAND SOMEONE'S PERSPECTIVE, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT
YOU LOSE THE FACEBOOK WAR AND
WIN THAT BATTLE.
REACH OUT TO THAT PERSON INDIVIDUALLY IF YOU
CAN.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THEM, THEN WHY ARE YOU THE ONE
ENGAGING WITH THEM IN A FACEBOOK
WAR.
WE HAVE LOST THAT INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILL SO THAT WE
CAN GET ANYWHERE AND PROGRESS.
>>GOOD POINT.
I THINK SOCIAL MEDIA DEBATES ARE BAD.
I HAVE ENGAGED IN THEM.
>>THEY ARE TEMPTING.
>>THEY BEAT YOU.
>>IT IS MY BREAD AND BUTTER.
IF PEOPLE DIDN'T SHARE MY VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK I WOULDN'T HAVE A
JOB.
SO IT IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FOR ME.
>>BUT THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM YOU ENGAGING IN A MULTI-PARAGRAPH
DIATRIBE IN RESPONSE TO SOMEONE'S POLITICAL VIEW ON A
FACEBOOK POST.
I LEARNED THAT LESSON THE HARD WAY MYSELF
BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER I WAS EXPOSED TO PEOPLE IN MY
PERSONAL LIFE THAT HAD POLITICAL VIEWS THAT JUST WENT AGAINST
EVERYTHING I BELIEVE.
AT FIRST I WOULD ENGAGE IN I WOULD GET
HEATED.
IT STARTED TO CHANGE MY VIEW OF THESE PEOPLE.
THEN I
REALIZED I CAN'T DO THIS.
I KNOW THAT OVERALL THEY ARE GOOD, AND
THEY MIGHT BE MISINFORMED AND THAT IS FINE.
SO I HID THEM FROM
MY WALL, I NEVER SEE THEIR POSTS ANYMORE.
AND I ACTUALLY WENT OUT
OF MY WAY TO MAKE SURE MY
POLITICAL POSTS ARE NOT VIEWABLE BY THEM.
I THINK THAT IS A GOOD WAY TO DO IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ENGAGE
IN THOSE TYPES OF ARGUMENTS.
>> I AM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN YOU AND GRACE, BOTH
LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY.
I DO THINK WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO
OUR FRIENDS, BUT IN PERSON FOR
THE MOST PART.
AND I DO THAT ALL THE TIME.
I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM.
I OFTEN THINK ARE WE OVERREACTING?
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DID A VERY SIMILAR THING WITH
EXECUTIVE ORDERS, NOT TO THE
DEGREE AND EXTENT OF TRUMP, AND IT WAS NEVER SOMETHING THAT IS
QUESTIONABLY CONSTITUTIONAL.
THERE WAS NEVER ANY GROUNDS FOR
THAT DEBATE.
WHAT I AM REFERRING TO IS THE FOREIGN FUNDING FOR
REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES.
THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PING-PONG GAME
BETWEEN REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS.
>>I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT.
WHAT TRUMP DID WITH CUTTING THE
FUNDING FOR REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES FOR OTHER COUNTRIES IS
SOMETHING DONE BY A LOT OF OTHER
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS.
THAT IRRITATED ME, BUT THAT WAS NOT
ANYTHING UNIQUE TO TRUMP.
SO I CAN FOCUS MY CRITICISM OF TRUMP
ON THAT.
HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES
TO OBAMA HE GOT CONSIDERABLE CRITICISM FROM US DURING HIS
PRESIDENCY BECAUSE OF THINGS WE
BELIEVED WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, LIKE GOING AFTER AMERICAN
CITIZENS ABROAD AND KILLING THEM WITH DRONE STRIKES WITHOUT
GIVING THEM A TRIAL.
AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE ENTITLED TO A
TRIAL, EVEN IF YOU SUSPECT THEY MIGHT BE TERRORISTS.
THEN YOU GO
AHEAD AND KILL AN AMERICAN-BORN 16-YEAR-OLD IN YEMEN WITH A
DRONE STRIKE AGAIN.
THOSE THINGS OF COURSE WE CRITICIZE, AND I
THINK THAT IS FAIR.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THERE ARE
SOME INSTANCES WHERE DONALD
TRUMP CROSSES THE LINE AND ONE OF THE ISSUES OF CONFLICT OF
INTEREST.
THEY ARE PLAYING A HUGE ROLE IN POLICY DECISIONS.
THAT KIND OF STUFF I DON'T THINK
WE OVERREACT ABOUT.
>>WITH DONALD TRUMP WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY OVERREACTING, BUT IN
ORDER TO GET PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE A HUMAN COMPONENT INSTEAD OF
HIDING BEHIND YOUR FACEBOOK
AVATAR.
YOU NEED TO TALK TO THEM AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
WHAT I
AM WORRIED ABOUT THE MOST IS
WHEN YOU BLOCK PEOPLE, I'M NOT SAYING WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS
WRONG, BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT ñ WE HAVE A HYPER- PARTISAN
FEEDBACK LOOP.
EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON YOUR FACEBOOK FEED OR
YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA IS CURATED FOR YOU.
IT IS AN ECHO CHAMBER, SO
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY SEEING THINGS YOU AGREE WITH.
AND THERE ARE
CERTAIN ASPECTS THAT YOU NEED TO SEE FROM THE OTHER SIDE'S
PERSPECTIVE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO EDUCATE THEM ON THOSE
MATTERS.
>> HERE IS THE THING.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE
WHO WILL DISAGREE.
THERE ARE THOSE WHO DISAGREE IN A
CONSTRUCTIVE WAY AND THEY
PRESENT A PERSPECTIVE THAT IS VALUABLE.
I KNOW IT MIGHT SEEM
THAT I ONLY EXPOSE MYSELF TO PEOPLE THAT AGREE WITH ME, BUT
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
I HAVE CHANGE MY OPINIONS ON ISSUES.
I HAVE
DOUBLE CRITICALLY ABOUT MINIMUM
WAGE.
I STILL THINK MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD BE $15 AN HOUR, BUT I
HAVE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS.
THAT MADE ME RETHINK MY IDEA AND CONSIDER
OTHER OPTIONS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES.
INSTEAD OF SUBSIDIZING OIL COMPANIES, WHY
DON'T WE SUBSIDIZE SMALL
BUSINESSES.
THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE.
THERE IS THE CONSTRUCTIVE GROUP
AND THEN THE PEOPLE WHO SHARE RIDICULOUS BIG NEWS ARTICLES
FROM LET'S LIKE HUSTLERS THAT SAY CRAZY THINGS.
AND WHEN YOU
TRY TO TELL THEM THINGS THEY
WON'T LISTEN.
>>THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.
THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE SHARING
THOSE THINGS, THEY HAVE ALREADY DECIDED WHAT THEY WANT TO
BELIEVE.
YOU'RE ALREADY SETTING YOURSELF UP
TO LOSE.
IF THEY ARE
JUST SAYING HERE IT IS, THEY
HAVE ALREADY SAID THIS IS TRUE FOR ME AND I LOVE THE
TRUTHINESS.
LOVE THAT TERM.
YOU CAN'T WIN THAT BATTLE.
>>I AM THINKING ABOUT THE LARGER PROBLEM WHICH IS THAT PEOPLE
BELIEVE IN THOSE THINGS, HOW DO WE EDUCATE THEM AND STOP THEM
FROM ñ YOU DON'T EVEN STOP THEM
FROM SHARING BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY TO REACH THESE KIDS.
THAT IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIME AND I JUST CAN'T. I
WANT TO HIDE MYSELF UNDER A PEPE
THE FROG MEME AND POP OUT AND SAY JUST KIDDING.
>> I THINK ñ THE COUNTRY IS TAKING A HUGE RISK RIGHT NOW AND
WE ARE DOING SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN ELECTING SOMEONE LIKE DONALD TRUMP.
THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STAUNCH SUPPORTERS OF TRUMP ARE
CONVINCED HE'S GOING TO SAY THE ECONOMY?
IF HE DOES SAVE IT, I
WILL BE ELATED.
IF THINGS PLAY OUT LIKE WE PREDICT, I HOPE
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WAKE UP AND
REALIZE WHAT THE UNDERLYING ISSUE IS.
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