Whether you love him, hate him or feel only apathy for him, the unconventional nomination of Donald Trump reveals the frustrated and hopeful hearts of many Americans in terms of what they are looking for in the America of tomorrow. Politics, unlike fine wine, is not aging kindly with the aging of America.

Even I have lost a lot of faith in my government, and this is coming from a kid who would go to a mock legislature summer camp, watch the news frequently and naively write book reports on Bill O'Reilly.

Still, as I have become skeptical of political leaders, I have gained faith in how the current political sphere reveals the heart of what Americans are looking for and hoping for. It can bring us to more complex questions that may be a little harder to answer than the black and white question: are you a democrat or republican?

1. "But we will be a country of law and order."

Donald Trump started his speech with expected Republican sentiment. (It is, after all, the Republican National Convention.) He explained that he wanted to lead the Republican Party back to the White House and further explained, “We will be a country of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a country of law and order.”

He further detailed a variety of problems the United States is facing, and how he plans to make them better, which fits in well with his campaign mantra: Make America Great Again. Bigger questions arise out of this, however.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. While living in a scary world, Americans may trust leaders who should not be trusted, simply out of desperation.

Desperate times also call for some real talk. An unlikable leader could be a leader who brings stability to a messy and scary world.

I am by no means comparing any current political candidate to Hitler, but there is an important sociological point to be made that Hitler came into power as Germany was desperate for strong leadership and change for their broken country.

Philosophical question No. 1: Are we, as voters, making wise decisions or decisions that just make us feel better?

2. "I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon, and I mean very soon, come to an end."

I think that the everyday American would agree that we do not want crime and violence. The real point at hand, however, is how can we truly decrease these things?

Carrie Johnson, NPR contributor and Justice Correspondent for the Washington Desk, wrote, “Policing, public safety and the vast majority of the criminal justice apparatus are controlled by state and local authorities, not the federal government.”

So, Trump's message to end crime and violence may not be as plausible as he made it seem in his speech. With this being said, what a president says and does in the midst of crime and violence can affect the morale of the citizens and public opinion. It can affect what we think of the issue and how we are going to react.

Philosophical question No. 2: How do we truly expect our government to change the ongoing crime and violence in our nation, and what responsibility do we have in the matter?

3. "As your President, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful ideology."

The matters of the LGBTQ community often bring people either for or against it on an ideological scale. Then comes Trump, via the Republican Party, known for being against gay-marriage, and he says he will do all in his power to keep LGBTQ citizens safe.

Of course this is a must. People should not be killed. Yet something very powerful happened when Trump addressed a group of people who are politically opposite of him and told them he would do everything he could to protect them. It reminded us all of the basic precepts of humanity -- to care about each other want people to be OK.

We can be so consumed in political differences that we can forget to remember that the other side is human and needs someone to look out for them. You can disagree with someone but still wish them a good life.

Philosophical question No. 3: Do you need to remember that politically opposite people are human too?

4. Any statistic.

I had a statistics teacher tell me once that numbers don’t lie, but people do. It is possible to make virtually any statistic support what you want people to believe.

I sometimes find myself having an initial reaction to a statistic, being swept away by a dramatic telling of numbers. Then, I remember that numbers can show whatever someone want them to show.

Philosophical question No. 4: Have you fact checked what someone who wants your vote has just told you?

5. "USA, USA, USA!"

There are a lot of people who believe in America. However, the people who have lost belief in America still want to believe again.

The USA chant occurred on multiple occasions during Trump’s speech, and I must admit, it made me glad to hear people chanting for the U.S. on a day besides the Fourth of July. It is the country we live in, like it or not, and we get to choose how we live in it.

Philosophical question No. 5: Do you believe in America? If you don't, do you want to?

6. "No longer can we rely on those same people in the [media] and politics who will say anything to keep a rigged system in place."

Most Americans aren’t big fans of the media. Our mode for learning current information has too often become a children’s playground for fighting and proving how idiotic the other side is. Biased language, arguing to prove a point correct, and sensationalization too often dominates the news.

Philosophical question No. 6: How often do you think critically about what the news is telling?

7. "I'M WITH YOU!"

Trump said, "My opponent asks her supporters to recite a three-word loyalty pledge. It reads: 'I'm With Her.' I choose to recite a different pledge. My pledge reads, "I'm with you -- the American people."

As much as the "I'm with you" statement could just be a smart political tactic, I thought the concept was inspiring, even as a skeptic. It reminds us of something bigger -- To feel like your government is for you instead of feeling that you are for the government would be a beautiful thing.

The final philosophical question: Can we finally say, "I'm with you!" to each other?