Hank: respecting political opponents will get harder as the 2016 US election season goes on (2016)
prediction · status: came true · last event: came true (2016-08-12) · owner: Hank
In March 2016, Hank predicted that respecting political opponents would get harder for Americans the deeper the country got into the 2016 election season.
About: United States, United States presidential election
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-11 | predicted | Hank says Americans find this ever harder, and it will get harder the deeper the country gets into this election season. | The Politics of "Parks and Rec" 00:03:01 |
| 2016-08-12 | came true | Hank says he really loves the country, though it is harder in election years, when Americans demonize each other so hard that everyone ends up looking like demons. | AMERICA, DAMMIT! - Thoughts from Glacier National Park 00:02:13 |
What is said about it
5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2016-03-11 · The Politics of "Parks and Rec" — Hank says we now see the opposition monolithically and negatively, can live without knowing anyone who would vote the other way, and stay in bias-affirming filters, thinking opponents ignorant or evil. — 00:03:07
- 2016-03-11 · The Politics of "Parks and Rec" — ask: Hank wishes we could all be more like Leslie and Ron, caring passionately about our beliefs without demonizing those who disagree, which has never in his life been harder. — 00:03:25
- 2016-08-12 · AMERICA, DAMMIT! - Thoughts from Glacier National Park — Hank says this election looks a lot worse than the last one, and he feels particularly discouraged. — 00:02:27
- 2016-08-12 · AMERICA, DAMMIT! - Thoughts from Glacier National Park — Hank says it's easy to forget what the country has built and what it cost; stop looking at Twitter for a few hours and look at what we've built. — 00:02:32
- 2016-08-12 · AMERICA, DAMMIT! - Thoughts from Glacier National Park — Hank grants the country has problems worth discussing, but says he loves it and is proud to be American even facing the popularity of a despicable man. — 00:02:50