It was a state of naiveté to think that Nov. 9, 2016 would bring to a close the fevered negativity and hyperbole of the loudest and often the most hateful.

Expectations were that there would be grumbling and some would be vocal for a bit, but the sane among us never thought we’d be witnessing the events that have occurred and still are happening.

The uninformed and self-appointed privileged confuse freedom of speech and sensible protesting with dangerously blocking streets and freeway traffic, looting, burning and destroying property of others; basically interfering in the lives of decent people who are just trying to go about their lives.

The civilly challenged claim they didn’t like the outcome of the presidential election, they mistakenly believe that acting like hooligans is their right, no matter who is harmed.

Much of the activity was and is simply lawless and chances to wreak havoc, versus demonstrate any palpable sense democracy.

For instance, in one Portland, Oregon riotous event that lasted five days, a local news outlet reported 70 percent of the arrestees were either not even registered to vote or, if they were, they did not cast a ballot in the presidential election.

As an aside, those five days of hooliganism caused $1 million in property damage.

This type of activity is a burden on tax payers and the working class. Businesses have to buy insurance specifically for such perils or the business takes the full hit .If they can recover. If that business does not open, workers do not go to work, thus no pay check.

The damages trickle down and the law-abiding suffer.

I think I just described terrorism.

Death threats were and are abound.

Someone went to a lot of effort to learn the identity of the GOP Electoral College people. Those GOP electoral received thousands of emails and many were vicious. The worst were death threats.

Naturally the Hollywood elites had to get involved with their inane video directed, of course, at only the GOP electors, under the guise of “vote your conscious”.

That theme is flabbergasting, considering each and every one of the “stars” are Hillary team members and considering Hillary’s antics of the past several years, that group actually had the unmitigated gall to lecture on “conscience”.

The plan to intimidate the GOP electorate backfired: in conclusion, Hillary lost five electoral votes and Trump only lost two. In other words, those in Hillary’s camp made sure she lost again.

They still have not learned. Now this group is planning to actively promote bedlam and anarchy at Trump’s inauguration.

Through it all, just imagine if Hillary had prevailed and conservatives acted out with riots, destruction, injuring people, threatening to kill anyone not on their side etc.—you know, like the left is doing.

Oh how different the headlines would be.

Betty Arenson