I wasn't "absolutely humiliated" by that election, but I was shocked and saddened. And when people try to tell me how humiliated and indignant I am in a "you mad bro?" sort of way, I just find it annoying. Why does the internet revel in being annoying in their taunts of the other side? What exactly do you enjoy about it? Genuine question, although obviously a bit confrontationally.
You do understand I can refer to "the left" and not mean each and every individual who comprises the left, right? Providing such qualifiers shouldn't be necessary.
The point is, Trump's election was extremely humiliating to the left as a whole (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4nh2oO93ts) and the 3+ years of hand-wringing over some Facebook ads (which nobody can prove swayed the election either way) is a bit of a clown show.
> You do understand I can refer to "the left" and not mean each and every individual who comprises the left, right? Providing such qualifiers shouldn't be necessary.
Sure, but in this case I guess you meant a subset (probably a large one I admit) of the "mainstream" media, plus some liberal talk show hosts/comedians. I'd be wary of judging the "left" through that lens, since TV is a product with its own priorities which only align with political ideologies when they're trying to tap into that market. I'll admit that I only have a handful of close friends and family members of the opposing party, but I try to use them as my barometer if I can instead of TV/online media/internet commenters (obviously polling is different and valid when relevant).
