The whole idea of telling liberals to STFU because "that's why Trump won" should be seen for what it is - an attempt by the ever authoritarian right to shut down any voices other than their own.
Remember - these are the people who elected a crude and cruel vulgarian who says outrageous and vicious things about everyone. They have always publicly shamed, insulted and threatened those who disagree with them politically - try and enter a Planned Parenthood clinic on any given day if you don't believe it. They champion the rights of small business people to discriminate against people on the basis of their class - .ie. bakers who don't have to bake cakes, pharmacists who don't have to fill prescriptions.
The right claims the right of outrage and harassment for themselves alone. And they are trying to sell the idea, with the aid of the mass media, that liberals have no choice but to take it. That's how Trump won, folks - the normalization of bullying, the refusal to fight back with courage and agility.
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