Trump supporters aren't racist. Time to prove it

First I was quietly amused. Quietly, because my friends seemed geniunely upset. Amused, because I liked Mr Orange shaking things up. Sometimes things got racist or sexist or absurdist. But then, so is Chapelle, Louis CK, and half the stand-up I enjoy.

Then I was concerned. Accusations of racism and sexism and bigotry started to fly. Comparisons were made to idiocracy. Sure, some Trump supporters are bigoted neo-Nazis, but most are not. Trump's supporters have valid concerns and agendas. And I saw friends shout them down as anti-women, anti-gay, anti-semetic. I was more concerned about the divisiveness and name-calling than the election result itself.

Now that hate is spilling into the real world. An aged white man was physically assaulted by Hillary supporters. Trump supporters are manhandling women and yelling at minorities to leave the country. Neither side is innocent. And both sides need to do something. A young black man won't listen to a white person. Just like a young white man won't listen to someone colored. Their mothers, uncles, friends, even strangers from their own backgrounds are another story. Most Trump supporters aren't racist, sexist or bigoted. Most Hillary supporters aren't violent, angry, terrorist-sympathizers. Now is the time to show that. Now is the time to speak up against any hateful act, especially among your fellow voters. Now is the time to let those hateful, unthinking, cowardly brutes know that what they're doing is not ok.

Instead of condemning the other side (because honestly, they won't listen), we need to condemn the hatred in our own ranks. Because I bet you've got more in common with the average voter on the other side, than the cowardly thug stalking the streets looking for a lone victim to target. Regardless of who we voted for, we all love, we all hurt, and we all want to live better lives. We're all human. And when one of those thuggish beasts hurt one of us, they hurt all of us.