I came to a realization that although 2016 was an unusually rough year (mostly because of the election), 2017 was even worse when it came to political tensions. It was not just about Trump. The election has divided us so deeply that no matter who we have in office, some activists will get childish and reject the results. They would even try to resist it. We have Antifa beating up people who disagree with them, California is being defiant against the federal government when the issues they are disobeying on are actually serious issues that should be taken at a federal level, and many people on the internet saying bad things about conservatives and white people. Oh, and remember when Trump said that "he will not accept the election results if he loses"? Hillary is doing exactly what Trump is threatening to do. Wanna know why she lost? Because not only she was a corrupt person, but Obama did a terrible job on our country. Not to mention, but all of the abuse liberals have done towards conservatives and other groups of people. But now they are even worse than before.
Ironically, this site sure has calmed down on the political discussions from last year, but it's getting worse everywhere outside Nintendo fansites like TBT.