I Voted Democrat, Biden Won, and I Feel Completely Alone
According to a Facebook conversation, seeing humanity on “the other side” makes me an outcast
You know how the Internet has a fantastic way of making you feel ashamed and bullied and angry as hell, all at the same time? If you don’t understand this sensation, you have probably never made a comment on a controversial Facebook thread. I should know better, but today I decided to comment. However, one thing might surprise you: The person I’m arguing with is liberal, just like me.
This isn’t a cross-political-divide misunderstanding. It’s a disagreement coming from the same “side.” Also read as: Democrats are not all the same, just like Republicans are not all the same. At least, we shouldn’t be.
A Facebook conversation about politics goes wrong
The thread came up in a private Facebook group, and here’s a brief overview of the conversation: Someone sort of famous posed in a Halloween costume based off The Purge Election Year movie poster that says “Keep America Great.” A lot of people in the thread were upset about it, and others said it wasn’t a big deal. This specific member said she couldn’t see how anyone could give this quasi-celebrity a pass for the costume.
