The fact that a lemon-sour head who plans to “make America white,” I mean “great again” is a Republican candidate bites me. It is ridiculous how such an egomaniac, who only cares for himself has made it thus far in the primaries. Time and time again, he has offended women and minorities, as well as gained support of some of the most outlandish people (that is the nicest word I can come up with at the moment). Rather than go on an unorganized rant, here are things people advocate for when they say they are voting for Trump.
1. Racism.
Do I really need to explain myself here? He called Mexicans rapists and drug dealers. He claims all Hispanics are Mexican. First of all, immigrants are not rapists and drug dealers. Rainn.org states that 51% of rape criminals are White. November.org claims that 66% of Whites are drug dealers between the ages 18-25. Let’s also talk about his Cinco de Mayo Twitter post. It is not a Hispanic holiday; it is a Mexican Holiday that has become Americanized with heavy drinking. Some of you Trump supporters better not have been drinking that day.
2. All lives matter.
Now, what is wrong with this? Let’s picture a role reversal. Minorities were cops and whites were blacks. Let’s say that Trayvon Martin was white, and George Zimmerman was Black and proven innocent. Imagine all that heat. Not only that, but imagine all these cops picking on white people because they were stereotypically known as robbers and killers. Also, imagine not feeling safe around a cop and feeling that at any moment he can point his or her gun at you for no reason.
3. "Make America White again."
First of all, this country was founded by Native Americans. They owned all the land before the pilgrims – who escaped from religious prejudices – took over their land. Not only that, but before that fantastic idea known as “manifest destiny” there were also Native Americans who experienced the Trail of Tears under Andrew Jackson (who is on your twenty-dollar bill). They kept on pushing the original owners out of their homes. Think of how you would feel if someone came to your house and claimed that it was destined to be theirs. They also took away land from Mexico, which consisted of Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. This country was founded by immigrants. If you say you want to kick out illegals, we might as well give all this land back to the Native Americans because it was never ours in the first place
4. Women are objects.
He constantly objectifies women. He believes in order to be the perfect woman you have to be 5 feet 7 inches and 120 pounds. No woman is perfect. You cannot make a female believe she is only good for her looks. He also believes that women should not have the right to have an abortion, if she so chooses. Remember, he even said he would “date” his daughter.
5. No religious toleration.
He is hurting the first amendment rights of every citizen of the United States, especially Muslims. 9/11 was the result of the actions of a few Muslims, not the entire population. He is giving a social stigma about Muslims in America. Saying that he wants to ban all Muslims is as ridiculous as his Twitter post on Cinco de Mayo. It is 2016, and we should be learning from our past (*cough Hitler *cough).
So, before you go out and cast a vote, make sure you are aware of what kinds of messages the candidate you're voting for is permitting. It’s the 21st century and we are millennials. The person we elect as president come November 2016 can affect the environment we live in as well as the jobs we get. This is our future. Make sure you make the right choice
