Some of you Obama voters are downright terrified today. You’re scared that when Donald Trump wins the White House he’s going to start forcing his (so far) vague agenda down our throats. Mass deportations, border fences—some of you are even saying you fully expect him to rescind voting rights and equality measures.
Please excuse me while I scream for just a moment: THAT’S THE WHOLE FRIGGING POINT!
I have received so many threats and insults over the years simply because I am black and don’t support the first black president, because I don’t support his abuse of executive powers. I’ve tried to explain—sometimes calmly and others quite passionately—that constitutional freedoms work the same for everyone regardless of who is in office, and that is a good thing. We shouldn’t want to erode that.
But you wouldn’t listen. You called me a sellout, a porch-monkey, and a house ni**er. You called me traitor. So to everyone who has ever rejoiced as Obama and Congress skirted the legislative process to deliver what you thought you wanted: break out your forks and knives. It’s time to eat your words (and your peas).
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