Art Green. Please don’t put words in my mouth. I do not advocate any violence they may be committing. Seriously. You attack the message. OK. But think about the message before reacting out of anger or a preconceived defense mechanism. Americans have stopped listening to their fellow Americans. You just proved my point. I wish you no harm. I wish you no ill will. I’d like you to think for a moment the these are also fellow Americans, pretty sure they love their country too. Pretty sure they have parents and families just like you. When they differ in their opinions from you guys on this site, the reaction is just predictable. I get it. An outdoors web page. Conservatives are rural, traditional people. So the responses come as no surprise. Please, step back and look, seriously look at the suggestions of violence as your best solutions. The rhetoric is ugly. The rhetoric does not help solve our nations problems, but it certainly deepens the divide.

On another note. I am an avid outdoorsman / fisherman. I am looking to retire in 2-4 years. I am thinking about northern Minnesota or South Dakota since I LOVE to walleye fish. When I look at the responses here from mainly Minnesotans, I seriously wonder if I should look elsewhere. I know it is a small sample of people here, but the intolerance I see is unsettling. Makes me wonder is the unwelcome wagon would make new retires unwelcome in this part of America. I fear Trump’s America, but value and respect the outcome of the election. Just some random thoughts, because the ideas represented here do reflect on others. They do represent attitudes and behaviors of everyday people. I’ll just go away and let you tear me apart. It seems to be what this site does best.

Merican eagle: I am pretty sure you just went off on a tangent. Pretty sure I mentioned nothing you wrote about. Pretty sure I am saying violence is not the answer. Pretty sure you just proved my point. You failed to think of a single point I made and just ran off in another pre-convieved rant that really only demonstrated a guess as to what they are protesting, and thus proved my point that you have no desire to listen, as you mind is made up no matter what other people think. Well done. Then you made a huge leap of logic trying to tie two things together that logically fail to be demonstrably tied together by far, they are just speculation. Obviously speculation that justifies your own internal anger, but does little to solve any issues or problems.

You wonder whether is protests that are the problem? Just look at your (reactionary) reactions. Jokes ladden with violent solutions. Degrading those you disagree with. Insulting the younger generation. Calling for police action with violent solutions attached. Advocating harming citizens who wish to protest non-violent, who by the way, are exercising their 1st amendment rights. Hey, we all get it, the Trump ideology won. The only question the remains is how much of our freedoms and liberties do you all want to crush as you celebrate your victory. As a fellow American, I would only warn you that in the history of the world, opposing civil demonstrations with violent solutions has never turned out well. Maybe you shuold step back from your ideology for a minute, and try to listen to why they are concerned. Have a discussion of why this younger generation is scared out of their minds. Ask them why they feel the way they do. I am pretty sure that pictures of blowing them up, running them over with tanks, arresting them or blasting them with water cannons is not the answer. Please, try and remember, those people you despise, hate, mock, and disregard are in fact someone your ages children. PLEASE tone down the rhetoric. We are a better people than this.