# Now is not the time to come together as Americans

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 11, 2016, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-is-not-the-time-to-come-together-as-americans/771476 "2016-11-11T07:31:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-is-not-the-time-to-come-together-as-americans/771476/168 "2016-11-16T05:39:35Z")

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Heh:

> [@The Newtown shooting was really really bad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newtown-shooting-was-really-really-bad/675825/297):
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> I’m considering a small investment [in Smith & Wesson], to be sold off if it looks like a Republican is likely as next U.S. president.

I _did_ make that small investment, about $1200, and though I made a nice gain, I didn’t maximize my return because I didn’t think it was likely that a Republican would win this election.

Me and a lot of people, apparently.

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