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Witch Hunt In Presidential Elections

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An example of a “witch hunt” that has happened recently was, of course, the 2017 presidential election. There was a myriad of hostile words and actions towards our “unified” country for people having their own opinions about our country’s leader. There were thousands of attempts of discrediting one another using unfair tactics simply for believing what they thought was right. In fact, that seemed to have made up a majority of the election. This not only happened amongst the people, but the candidates, too. Frankly, this is still happening – even after the president was inaugurated. The people of America are very skilled in assuming the worst of each other and doubting one another for not believing in the same things. Frankly, this is the American
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