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incorrectzutaraquotes · 4 years

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let’s talk racial micro aggressions, because i’ve been seeing a lot of them being used online toward people speaking out about racism and even in fandoms unfortunately, so i think it’s time we have a talk. this is gonna be a semi long one, so buckle up.

just for reference, im asian american. because of that i’ve gone my entire life experiencing racism and discrimination simple because im not white. of course, i have definitely had it better than a lot of people, but that doesn’t take away from my experiences at all. i grew up hating the way i looked, trying to fix myself because i genuinely thought something was wrong with me. this led to years and years of insecurity and self hatred. something i had to go through alone, because my family was white and i was too afraid to tell them how i felt. i was afraid they wouldn’t understand. it’s still something i struggle with, though it’s gotten better.

growing up, as stated before, i was around white people. growing up in a very white town, i unfortunately wasn’t formally educated on racism or what micro aggressions were, i just knew that certain comments made me uneasy and uncomfortable, and hurt my feelings. it wasn’t until i was older, when i started using social media that i really came to understand what all of this was.

a lot of you who have white privilege are using it to uplift bipoc voices, and i think that’s great. however it’s also important to acknowledge that many people who are actively anti racist still have implicit biases, which can lead to microaggressions.

first of all, what are microaggressions? you may or may not be familiar with the term. if you’re not, that’s okay! you can use this post to educate yourself and make sure you don’t make these mistakes in the future. microaggressions are defined as brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioural, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative prejudicial slights and insults toward any group, particularly culturally marginalized groups.

basically, intentional or unintentional derogatory and prejudice behaviors directed towards marginalized groups.

these are very harmful to marginalized groups, mostly because they’re not as blatant as outright racism, misogyny, homophobia, etc. this makes it often hard to detect, and you may have found yourself using micro aggressions at some point in your life. that’s not important though, what’s important is that, if you have used them in the past, you understand what you said or did was wrong, and that you learn from it.

now, what are specific racial micro aggressions? i’ve compiled a list of them under the cut, and explained why these are insulting and harmful to poc.

“where are you really from” – this insinuates that we will always be seen as foreigners, and not citizens to our own country. it brings on a feeling of not being good enough and that we will not be accepted.

“not everything’s about race” – if you’re white stop telling bipoc how to feel about race. we are tired of it. please don’t speak over us when we are expressing our discomfort. if poc people are telling you something is racist, it’s racist. stop trying to argue with us, as you are not the ones being affected by it.

“your food is so weird” – it’s only weird to you because it hasn’t been westernized or americanized. insisting that foreign foods are weird or gross because you aren’t used to it, is hurtful. it’s insulting.

“all asians look the same” – by saying this, you’re taking away our individuality. asia is a huge continent, not all of us follow the same traditions and not all of us look the same. it’s not a funny joke, and it never has been.

“you’re pretty for a *insert any race here*” – this is just such a backhanded compliment. it implies that we are not typically or conventionally pretty. it has the same negative connotations as saying “you’re really good...for a girl”. that’s misogynistic for the same reasons saying this is racist.

“i don’t see color” – again, you’re basically erasing our individuality and culture and telling us we shouldn’t embrace it. many pocs even completely distance themselves from their cultures to seek white validation, which is in every sense of the word, upsetting. people want to fit in so bad that they’re willing to leave behind their entire culture. something that sucks about being adopted at such a young age from a white family, is that i have never had a connection with my culture. i know nothing about it, and that hurts. i rationalized in my head that the reason i didn’t learn about it sooner was because i was happy, but that was a lie i told myself for years. the sad thing is, is that because i wasn’t connected to my culture at all, i fit in better and had an easier time making friends then other pocs in my school.

assuming all asian people are smart or good at math – stop. it’s not funny. never has been. the stereotype that all asians are smart is not a compliment, and puts a lot of pressure on us as individuals. it objectifies us, assuming we are more like machines and not actual people. long story short, it’s dehumanizing.

“im not/cant be racist i have black friends” – contrary to popular belief, yes you can be. you can still have a racial bias while being friends with bipoc people. being associated with poc people doesn’t suddenly mean you’re not racist. you may even make racist jokes and think it’s okay because they don’t tell you to stop. just because they are seemingly unbothered does not mean it’s not still racist. a lot of times we are uncomfortable in situations like that, but are too afraid to speak up in fear of our feelings being invalidated or being told to lighten up because it’s just a joke. saying we’re too sensitive when it comes to making mockeries of our races and cultures, is also a micro aggression.

saying “you people” or “y’all” when talking, usually negatively, about a person of a specific race – you’re generalizing an entire group because of one bad experience which is just contributing to the stereotypes and racism we face daily. one or a few bad interactions with a person of a different race does not speak for an entire population.

clutching your bag tight when a poc person, usually black or latinx, stands next to you or following them in the store – the way i still have to explain this one in 2020. they are not criminals, but by doing this, you’re contributing to the stereotype that they are all criminals and thugs, which simply isn’t true. this stereotype is very damaging and harmful, as it also contributes to the systematic oppression of those people.

assuming someone only got a certain job or position because they’re bipoc – this insinuates that we did not work hard to get where we are, and that we did not deserve what we got. we simply got it because we aren’t white. affirmative action comes up a lot in this conversation. all affirmative action does is help decide between equally qualified people by favoring the ones who suffer from discrimination in society, but it does not reserve spots for them.

assuming someone knows how to speak mandarin because they’re asian – asia is a large continent with A LOT of languages and cultures. not everyone is chinese. not everyone speaks the same language. it’s insulting and adds to the already hurtful stereotype that all asians look the same.

“you speak english really well” or “how did you learn to speak english so well” – it’s called practicing because people have been making fun of those with accents for years, simply because they are not used to it. being surprised when a poc speaks english well implies that you may think because they’re not white, they are less educated. we’ve simply assimilated because our cultures are constantly rejected and mocked by white people and even other pocs. this also contributes to the notion that westerners are more “civilized” or that they are better, because they(generally speaking this obviously doesn’t apply to everyone)make no effort to learn our cultures, but we have to learn theirs in order to be seen as “acceptable”.

“but *insert race* are racist too” or pointing out immoral things other countries do when people of that race speak up about racism - you’re redirecting the conversation to avoid responsibility. you don’t actually care about those issues, you just want to invalidate our struggles by pointing out that a place many of us have not been to in a long time, or ever, is very flawed. we have no say in what that government chooses to do. not all places are a democracy, and many democracies around the world are flawed.

something important to remember is that anyone can be guilty of implicit bias and micro aggressions. this is not selective to one race.

if you have anymore of these, please feel free to add on. also, if you’re a poc and something i wrote made you uncomfortable, please tell me. i want to make sure im being truthful with what i said. i did do research for some of these, and some were based on personal experiences, but if you want to add to something or you want me to change or delete something do not hesitate to call me out.

unfortunately they and other racial stereotypes are very prevalent in american media, which has normalized it in our society. this post is solely meant to educate if you weren’t previously aware of the dangers micro aggressions have on minorities. i started the list because i was tired of seeing so much normalized racism online, but i hope you learned something useful with this. if you stuck around this long, thank you for listening. i appreciate it a lot.

as for my zutara fans, i apologize for making so many rant posts rather than posting incorrect quotes. i just feel like im able to reach a larger audience with the platform i have on this account than any other one.

anyway, that’s all. thank you again for listening :)

#this is not to take away from blm #i understand that i talked a lot of asian experiences #but that’s just because i am asian #and ive personally gone through them #i’ll link some carrds to blm resources and other world issues tomorrow #it’s 4am now but yeah #please remember that your fight for equality cannot be selective #it’s important that we all understand our differences #and the different struggles we face #but it’s also important that we support each other right now #micro aggression #racism #racial bias #racism in america #black lives matter #fuck the system #its broken #and we need to fix that

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gingus-doon · 3 years

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okay, so– they fr. just had oos go from citizen erased to micro cuts. i can't get over that. like, citizen erased is one of the most beautiful and poignant songs on oos. and, no shade to micro cuts, but micro cuts really said

EEE A A AA A A AAHhH oOOooOOOoOoOOoOOOoh

#i suppose you could roast citizen erased as well though as the guitars in the beginning sound like cajun seasoning on fries #i swear that makes sense. it's not bad but it's quite intense. maybe harsh?#muse #muse band #origin of symmetry #oos #i am love citizen erased very much

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mtllica · 2 years

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rank: any muse album

i don't think i've ever actually listened to a muse album all the way thru, which is a shame bc i like muse. I chose Origin of Symmetry bc it had the most songs already in my liked songs library

here's my rating :^)

Hyper Music

Futurism

Plug in Baby

Space Dementia

Micro Cuts

New Born

Darkshines

Citizen Erased

Bliss

Megalomania

Screenager

Feeling Good

#ty!!

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thetoxicdarknesss · 6 years

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There's so much more to Muse as well! Dead Star, Micro Cuts, and Fury are hellish heavy, they have lighter pop like Undisclosed Desires and Map of the Problematique, epic musical journeys like Butterflies & Hurricanes and Citizen Erased, and all sorts of things in between from gentle acoustic songs to full-on symphonies. I call them genrefluid lmao

his voice is literally insane!!

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dylanreviewsthings · 7 years

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Muse Changed The Face Of Space Rock In "Origin Of Symmetry"

When you think of space rock, what should come to your mind is one of two things: spiraling synths and other worldly textures backed by some weird guitars, or Muse. Muse changed the face of space rock in Origin Of Symmetry, their immense sophomore album that birthed what would become an unforgettable and massive sound in all of alternative rock.

Muse's sound is nothing short of grandiose and perhaps a bit overdramatic, but with Origin Of Symmetry, the band hadn't yet picked up the drama that began in 2009's The Resistance. Kicking off with the piano intro of 'New Born,' Matt Bellamy croons mysterious lyrics such as "Stretch it like its a birth squeeze" before the huge riff kicks in. Many of the lyrics on Origin Of Symmetry don't have any real meaning to them, such as single 'Plug In Baby' with its bombastic lyrics and iconic riff and grand closing track 'Megalomania' which chants "The good news is, she can't have babies / And won't accept gifts from me" above the grand cathedral organ, ultimately exploding with one final "Take off your disguise" to end the album on a grand and epic note.

Origin Of Symmetry is an album with a lot of great concepts and a lot of great sounds on it too. 'Space Dementia' exemplifies Muse's spacey textures to their highest degree while showcasing Bellamy's piano techniques, while 'Hyper Music' brings out the riffs and general craziness to Muse's music, also done in 'Micro Cuts' that sounds it comes from another world. You get jazzy, bluesy textures in 'Darkshines' and more ominous vibes from 'Screenager,' while single 'Bliss' explodes with beautiful synth arpeggios and incredible falsettos.

The pinnacle of the album is undoubtedly 'Citizen Erased.' The thick riff accentuates as the band approaches a powerful song about the feeling of being questioned. Bellamy sings about having to cover up the bare truths in the opening verse, singing "Break me in / Teach us to cheat / And to lie, and cover up / What shouldn't be shared." The second verse strips things down to make things more soothing and somewhat more tense before the song explodes back to life, ending in a beautiful piano piece that closes the song off peacefully with "and I've seen all I'll ever need." 'Citizen Erased' is undoubtedly one of the band's finest pieces, effortlessly changing between sections while still tying together a powerful and unforgettable message.

Muse changed the face of space rock in Origin Of Symmetry and really carved out their own success. This record is about as far from a sophomore slump as you can get. Origin Of Symmetry set a whole new bar for rock and put Muse at the very top of it, and they continue to stay at the top of that bar with every passing effort.

Favorite Tracks: Citizen Erased, Bliss, Plug In Baby, New Born

Least Favorite Track: Screenager

Rating: 95 / 100

Stream or buy Origin Of Symmetry on Apple Music:

#Muse #Alternative Rock #TBT #Throwback #Album #Review #Matthew Bellamy

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whoarethegirls · 4 years

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also my Correct Music Take of the morning is origin of symmetry is a breakup album. like look at the placement of space dementia/hyper music, darkshines as a rebound song, the entirety of plug in baby at face value. however it does strike me as part breakup with another person, part breakup with a government. look at the duality of new born and citizen erased, or megalomania. even bliss, if you’re depressed enough. (side note: i think citizen erased/micro cuts/screenager was one of the best ordering decisions they’ve made on any of their albums). look at the more explicitly stated blending of political/personal in drones or simulation theory, both of which are closely tied to origin.

#muse #simulation theory tw

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sunburnacoustic · 1 year

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Found the archives of some old sites, and I don't know about other people but I'm feeling slight old/lost fansites nostalgia, so I might post some clippings from fansites here. What is this blog if not a tribute to everything in the Muse universe anyway?

But so that it's not an awful scroll on your dashboards, I will break it up into posts. Find the full thing on the Internet Archive, linked (thank goodness for the internet archive!)

The Muse biography from the now-defunct microcuts.net, one of the biggest Muse fansites before MuseWiki ended up being the only one left (social media doesn't count).

Archived here.

Biography Pt. 5 [Pt. 4]

Recording Absolution

Then they took another break to record the third album but this time they dropped John Leckie and worked with Paul Reeve, John Corfield and Rich Costey. Matthew explains "He was the man we originally thought of working with for the rock tracks. He'd previously mixed some great rock records -Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine's ‘Renegades’, The Mars Volta - but in the meantime he'd been sending us discs of other people he'd worked with like Philip Glass and Fiona Apple and was trying to convince us that he should do the whole album. We reworked Apocalypse Please with a more aggressive sound, without too much over-production, and it sounded better. In the end he did do pretty much all the album, and mixed it as well. He understood what we were trying to achieve. The main thing with Rich was that his mixing technique was pretty precise. Every cab would have about 10 microphones on it and they would all be placed with mathematical precision. I remember spending a whole day playing the guitar and seeing Rich outside with a measuring tape and a spirit level! He was making the slightest adjustments, millimetres at a time to get it so there was perfect phase."

The album was going to be uplifting but then the US and the UK went to fight Iraq in the Gulf and everything changed. "We started off with a full orchestra, experimenting, pushing it right over the Queen mark - 98 backing vocals, 32-piece orchestra and all sorts! We did two songs like that and kinda lost our minds,” says Matthew. “We ended deciding to get back to basics. We re-recorded some of the stuff with the orchestra, toned it down a little bit. It sounds a lot harder now than I expected. In terms of general context, the world's changed in the last year, the world events of the last year and a half. It's not that we're a political band but I think it's impossible to avoid those things. I think there's a lot of apocalyptic stuff going on in a lot of the songs. While we were recording all the war (with Iraq) was coming out and we were in the process of recording while watching that. The direction definitely took a pretty harsh change in the middle of it all. In relation to the album it's come across more as a general fear and mistrust of the people in power. It's about moments of extreme fear, and a fair bit of end of the world talk.”

Matt also explains how it is different from ‘Showbiz’ and ‘Origin of Symmetry’. “In the past I was layering guitars quite a lot but this time I wanted to get just one guitar part to stand out and be just perfect. On the last album [‘Origin of Symmetry’] for example, on songs like ‘Citizen Erased’ or ‘Micro Cuts’, I did a lot of multiple guitar parts. But when I went to do it live, I actually found myself simplifying the guitar parts and found that the simple parts were much more effective and much more powerful sounding. So in making this album, instead of recording the songs in layers, I was actually working on the parts a lot more before I recorded them.”

[Pt. 6]

#Muse band #Matt Bellamy #microcuts.net #muse fansites #old website nostalgia is kicking in; I am not old enough to have old website nostalgia and yet technology moves so quickly that here we are #muse biography #muse #matt bellamy #chris wolstenholme #dom howard #2002 #2003 #Muse Absolution

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ofcydonia · 6 years

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yall i just had my oos album meeting. the group fav was screenager. they also like feeling good and plug in baby to a lesser extent. they hated micro cuts and citizen erased and new born and the rest of it lol. i didnt expect them to like it but it was very interesting to hear their thoughts lol v fun

#p tag

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thedeadpandwone-blog · 7 years

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"Origin Of Symmetry" by Muse Review

Rock was fading out of the mainstream by 2001. The biggest “rock” act was Linkin Park for God’s sake. Dark times… (it’s fine if you like them, I just don’t personally) It was a year in which music was dominated by the likes of Eminem, Jay-Z, and Britney Spears. “Origin Of Symmetry,” an album by a relatively small time English alternative band called Muse, is released in Europe. The trio had put out their debut, “Showbiz,” two years earlier. While that was a great showcase of the young band’s potential, critics felt it was a little reminiscent of their fellow British band, Radiohead. Their sophomore album didn’t make much of a splash outside of Europe due to the band conflicting with their North American label, causing them to leave it. Because of this, the album didn’t reach North American shelves until 2005. However, “Origin Of Symmetry” stands out as a big leap forward for Muse, expanding on their then unestablished sound. It’s an exhilarating collection of complex yet chaotic songs that remind you that rock isn’t going anywhere.

The album opens with a bit of deception with “New Born’s” soothing piano intro.“ Matthew Bellamy’s falsetto lulls you to sleep until about about a minute and twenty seconds in, when the piano begins to retreat like beachfront water before a massive tsunami. Then the dirty, distorted guitar jars the listener out of the false sense of calm. Screaming “Destroy the spineless! Show me it’s real!” in the chorus, the song sets the tone for most of the album, that tone being dark, chaotic complexity. “Bliss” follows up with a dreamy string section before they lead into (are interrupted by) a bouncing guitar and bass combo. It’s an often overlooked gem, without any real reason for the lack of attention. A great riff, lyrics about envy, and wanting to trade places, it’s a beautiful Muse classic. “Bliss” is followed by the Rachmaninoff-inspired “Space Dementia,” a piano driven piece that manages to balanced its classical influences with a decidedly sci-fi theme. “Hyper Music” is the rebellious, chaotic, and straight-up angry break-up jam. “I don’t love you, and I never did! I don’t want you, and I never will!” Bellamy wails over garage-rock sounding guitar riff. The song leads into the fan favorite “Plug In Baby,” which starts with high pitched distortion noises before breaking into one of the greatest guitar riffs of the 21st century before the bass and drums kick in. The hard-not-to-sing-along-to chorus explodes at the same time as the guitar at the one minute mark. With rather vague lyrics, it’s fun to figure out what it means. I personally see it as being about anything you use to escape reality, you “plug in.” Whether it’s Matt’s guitar, or music in general, it’s still a fantastic song that is both accessible and a fan-favorite. It’s followed by another of the band’s masterpieces: the seven-minute “Citizen Erased.” Also starting with a memorable guitar riff before breaking into equally tight drumming and bass-playing, the track also takes cues from other songs of similar length like Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” or Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android” by having a few distinct parts. It’s the first of Muse’s epics (“Butterflies And Hurricanes,” “Knights If Cydonia,” “The Globalist”). Next up is “Micro Cuts,” which I still believe was made just so Matt could prove how high he could sing. He keeps with a consistently high-pitched falsetto before screaming like some kind of banshee in the chorus. It’s surprising that the poor guy didn’t do some kind of damage to his vocal chords. Oh and he’s able to do it live while playing guitar. The track ends with a monstrous, loud, and heavy explosion of guitar, bass, and drums. The album finally lets you breathe with the acoustic “Screenager.” That’s not to say the track is boring, or that it’s not out there. Llama toes were used as instruments, of course it’s going to be weird. The song keeps an eerily relaxing, somewhat unsettling vibe throughout. “Dark Shines” starts slowly before exploding around the chorus as the piano swells. An odd inclusion on the album is the band’s rock take on “Feeling Good,” a song made legendary by soul singer Nina Simone. Not to say I’m complaining, as it’s an incredibly interesting and different take on the classic. The album closes with the slow-building and melancholy “Megalomania.” Slow-building until an actual organ is played over the chorus. It’s an appropriately menacing and dark sounding close to the album.

Overall, though Muse’s sophomore effort may not have been a game-changer for the world of music at the time, it was a landmark in their career. With themes of chaos, envy, escapism, and loss of innocence, it’s a dark work of space rock, and where a great band came into their own.

10 - Masterpiece

The English trio’s fan-favorite second record is chaotically brilliant, filled with songs that seem both simple and complex at the same time, some of the best guitar riffs of the 2000s, and the kind of flirtation with classical symphonic arrangements that we’ve come to expect of Muse.

Best Tracks: New Born, Bliss, Space Dementia, Plug In Baby, Citizen Erased, Micro Cuts, Screenager

I probably won’t post as often as I have today. Just eager to get some content out. Repost if you like, if not that’s fine… Have a good day/night.

#muse #alternative #review #rock #music #musicians #toomanyhashtags

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politicalgeographia-blog · 7 years

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Election Afterthoughts and the Walmart Correlation

Since the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, citizens have surged into our streets to protest the “unfairness” of our Electoral College system. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the election because the rules applicable to electoral delegations decided for the nation. This has happened before.

Frequent readers of this blog know this writer is not celebrating Trump’s election. However, I am not among the protesters in Los Angeles because vocal (or violent) protest is seldom useful. In my opinion, protesters are reinforcing the differences which became starkly evident during this election cycle at a time when we need to embrace our similarities. For America to remain safe and strong we must pull ourselves together and not tear our nation asunder.

On November 9, political pundits were stunned as they realized they had failed to accurately predict this election. For months they focused on public sentiment, historical trends, and parsing the population; but, they failed to look at the impact of state economies. Macro- and micro-economic models demonstrated long before the election that people who live in poverty have spread into new regions. To many voters, a Clinton presidency looked too much like the previous administration and another four years of financial insecurity looked like a death sentence. Through these eyes, poor people with children voted with their stomachs and their hearts.

There is a distinct relationship between avoidance of economic facts and the pollster’s failure to anticipate Trump’s popularity. This very unscientific link is what I call “The Walmart Correlation.”

According to a Wall St 24/7 report in March of this year, Walmart is the biggest single private sector employer in 19 states (AL, AZ, AR, FL GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO, MT, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, WY). This is a distressing fact because Walmart is synonymous with low wages and has historically destroyed family-owned small businesses in areas where it opened its stores. Not surprisingly, in 17 of the 19 states where Walmart is the largest employer, voters gave Trump a victory. According to the US CensusBureau, 16 of those states were home to more people in poverty than the national average.

According to a CNNMoney report, in February Walmart increased its minimum wage from $9 per hour to $10, a change that reportedly affected “virtually all of its hourly workers, including some supervisors, which make up the majority of the company's 1.4 million U.S. workers. The wage hike will boost a full-time worker's average hourly wage by 3% to $13.38. Part-timers will get an average hourly wage of $10.58, up 6%.” To put it another way, a full-time Walmart worker earns $2,140 per month and part-timer working 30 hours per week earns $1,354 per month.

This is a small improvement for workers who labor under the miserly fist of a company that was called a “welfare queen” by Bloomberg View reporter Barry Ritholtz in 2013. Collectively, Walmart employees reportedly are the biggest consumer of public assistance programs such as Medicaid and WIC. According to Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL), Walmart employees are the biggest group of food stamp recipients nationwide and receive $1,000 on average in public assistance. Although Walmart is acting within the law, they apparently are not compelled to shoulder responsibility for their employees and shift the burden for living wages and healthcare to taxpayers.

Many Americans are misinformed about the populations which use public assistance programs. The average food stamp recipient is white (47%). Women are twice as likely as men to seek food aid. While Trump did nothing to disabuse voters of the notion that “illegals” are “syphoning money” from food stamp programs, SNAP applications state: "Documented immigrants can only receive SNAP benefits if they have resided within the United States for at least five years..."

To qualify for food stamps, a three-person family must earn no more than $2,069 per month or $24,800 per year before taxes. Therefore, the full-time Walmart worker earns too much for food stamps while the part-time worker lives well below the poverty line.

Daily Beast writer Daniel Gross stated Walmart’s allegiance to low wages has had a deleterious effect on local and regional economies including their own. He said: “Walmart’s same-store sales are falling as the surrounding retail market surges. What’s the problem? By screwing its workers with low wages, the nation’s largest private-sector employer is preventing a huge chunk of the American workforce from shopping at its stores.”

Trump spoke loudly and clearly to the fears of his supporters by promising to reduce competition for available jobs by removing immigrant workers from the employment pool. He offered the possibility of employment with an infrastructure project that would build a wall at the borders of states with high levels of poverty. He tacitly told voters he would secure public aid resources by removing immigrants who allegedly reduced these resources for Americans in need. Yet, his promise to cut taxes and eliminate Obamacare would erase access to healthcare through Medicaid and resources for public aid for people on the financial edge. Alas, not all change is good.

For those who are still upset about a Trump presidency, please put the bullhorn down and start listening. The “bigots” who voted for Trump are just like you in their fear and distress. The truth about many of Trump’s supporters is this: They are disenfranchised Americans who spoke with their ballots because they had no other way to speak. Look at these facts and do something constructive for Americans who, like you, were voiceless.

Stop yelling about them and help them.

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