Fear vs Fear

I think polling people about their choice of candidate might have been more accurate if they had asked the following question instead of who are you voting for?

Your neighbor's dog is barking night and day. It threatens your children, tears up your yard. What do you do?
 
1. Call Animal control.  (These are Clinton people.)
2. Shoot the damn thing. (These are Trump people.)

People used to dealing with things on their own, especially in rural areas, now feel even more validated by the idea that violence has its rightful place in the world.

After an election fueled by blaming different groups of people for all the woes of the world, it seems like an easy fix to simply get rid of those people and their ways.

Bestest says I need to remember these people were driven to these thoughts and actions by fear, but it terrifies me when I think of the things they might do now.

It is really scary to think of two opposing factions, both feeling like they are backed into a corner in fear for their lives, one trying to use due process and the other wanting the instant justice they feel they were promised.