I Voted Trump, Now My Co-Workers Are Calling Me Names

​Dear Mongoose,
I've lived in Edmonson County all my life and have worked in Bowling Green for the last decade in an office environment. I voted for Donald Trump (reluctantly) but I never really discussed it at work. Since the election, a few of my co-workers have found out about my choice and have called me very nasty names and accused me of being a racist, a bigot, and a homophobe. These are the same people that claim they love all people and fight for human rights. Is this not the ultimate case of the pot calling the kettle black?

Dear Basket of Deplorables,
If you took politics and religion out of conversations we could all just have a Coke and a smile, hold hands, and sing Kum-ba-yah (however you spell it). Here's the problem: most every human being thinks he/she is always right about these two hot topics. There are only a few that are ok with others being wrong. From where I stand, most of the so-called tolerant, open minded left are not ok with others being "wrong" and the reactions remind me of a pre-school fight. The fight might begin as being nearly justifiable, the grievances are aired but ultimately ends in name calling because one side runs out of facts. Here's what I would tell your coworkers:  1) How am I racist since both candidates were white? 2) How am I a bigot since both candidates are American? 3) How am I a homophobe when both candidates are heterosexual and married with children?   When they hit you back with, "you voted for a racist, bigot, homophobe....whatever else", simply say this, "if by your logic voting for one you accuse of being such, makes me guilty of such --you, yourself are a lying, treasonous, murderer."  That'll either shut em up or start a riot!
-MG