You know they're called Uncle Tom's, right? Do you understand what Plantation Politics are (honestly asking, and I'm not trying to insult you)?

Yes, I understand both the terms.

You're saying Trump is a bigot? How?

Donald Trump has made a large number of statements indicating that swaths of people, linked only by their race, religion, or country of heritage should be treated in specific manners when, at best, that connection is loosely relevant or only perceived to be relevant by himself. Even members of the GOP have said many of his remarks are racist or bigoted.

Are the blacks and Latinos and Asians, and Muslims, you name it, bigoted?

I'm not talking about them but I'll reiterate that everyone should be on the hook for standing up for other people. I've hit the "report" button and "unfriend" button just as much for people on both sides on social media. Whether it's BLM protestors calling out the ones trying to incite violence or Democrats saying that all conservatives are dumb hicks, everyone should be on the hook. But we're talking about a specific person and a specific subreddit.

-Better clarify.

Okay... let's use the video this post refers to as an example. The person filming the video and the people standing there watching it unfold are as much to blame for terrible racial and political relations as the people committing criminal acts for a camera. Everyone standing there watching and recording it and doing nothing doesn't get to later act like they don't understand the reason for racial or political tension in the country. Just like people who upvote racist posts or don't bother reporting a post when someone posts something hateful doesn't get to turn around and act like a subreddit is tolerant of all people when it's allowed to continue.

Bottom line for me and to summarize how I feel about a lot of the comment sections in the past couple days (not necessarily directed at you):

Donald Trump is going to be the President is less than three months. Can't change that. Obviously I didn't vote for him and I'm disappointed with this. I hope Donald Trump proves everyone wrong because then we all win but it doesn't mean I can't be skeptical. Most of reddit seems to be doing a pretty good job of keeping it civil or keeping the trash-talk light-hearted and I can appreciate that but there have been plenty of posts on both sides that have just been mean spirited and that isn't what democracy is about.

I think it's up to everyone who checked the box next to his name to keep him and themselves in check and call people out when they try to strengthen any divides. I think it's up to Donald Trump to show that he isn't racist by bringing the country closer together and addressing racial disparity. I think it's up to everyone who opposed Trump (even third-party) to keep an open mind and do a better job of vocalizing their issues so that they are better understood; if something really matters to a person then you should be able to make a well-educated argument for it rather than just trying to shout someone down or be disruptive to them. I hope this is something we can agree on.

The two people who have been the subject of Trump's tweets and speeches and (to be frank) plenty of insults for the past eight years both gave speeches yesterday encouraging everyone to stand together and if we can't follow the example of the people who might have been the most burned then what's the point in acting like we aren't complacent in dividing the country.