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Musings about certain common attitudes on the left before and after Trump’s victory

I just wanted to take some time to jot down my thoughts regarding some of the hypocritical attitudes that I have found within certain leftist circles before and after the election of Donald Trump.  This has gotten quite messy, and it’s not written like an article.  These are just some musings, some of which are quite detached from each other.  I am not making a “point”, as such, except to point out instances when certain people on the left (often called “regressives” at this point) can be as hateful and condescending as those on the right whom they think are on the complete opposite of the spectrum.  If you want to read more about that, then feel free to continue. First, I’ll give a bit of a background to show that I’m not a right-winger.  As I mentioned before, I was a Bernie Sanders supporter from the beginning, and even donated a bit to his campaign.  Bernie was not the perfect candidate, as no candidate is.  Speaking of imperfection, I was particularly taken aback when he gave