# Some personal takeaways you have as the dust settles on the 2016 election

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 18, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-personal-takeaways-you-have-as-the-dust-settles-on-the-2016-election/772299 "2016-11-18T01:44:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-personal-takeaways-you-have-as-the-dust-settles-on-the-2016-election/772299/61 "2016-11-21T19:20:00Z")

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Another not so much takeaway as confirmation of prior impression:

People really really really badly want to proclaim a black/white universe in which everyone is 100% either on the side of right wise and good, or of wrong foolish and evil. The vices on “our” side are trifles not worth mentioning, theirs are unforgiveable.

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