Recently, I was scrolling through Twitter and saw something that caught my eye. The Cloyd Rivers twitter account posted a photo which stated,
“Long after this election is over Trump and Hillary will still be rich. Half of us will be able to claim we “won.” The other half will have 4 years to say “that’s why I didn’t vote for _______.” Just remember we live in a different America than they do. We have to live, work, and eat with each other in OUR America. We don’t get to hop on a private jet and fly away from our communities’ problems. We are what makes this country what it is, not the President. He/she will not stop crime in our neighborhoods, he won’t stop people from stealing our identity, and she will not stop any one from shooting up our local nightclubs. Hillary will not come teach your child right from wrong, but you can. Trump will not come to your home and teach her math, but you can. WE as a UNITED people with sound morals, values, and ethics can make this country whatever we want. Vote for whomever you want, but remember WE are the ones that shape our communities, not them.”
Now, I know some people will disagree with these words and some will agree, but I do think it is something important to think about. Everyone has different political views, but this is a perspective that I'm not sure many of us have thought about. I am a 19 year old girl who now has the right to vote, so this will be the first election I can participate in. Politics isn’t exactly the topic of conversation when my friends and I are together, but it has come up a few times. And, I do know that many of us who are able to vote for the first time are very conflicted as to who we should vote for this upcoming election. It’s a constant battling conversation between Trump and Hillary. Some of my friends have even said "I don't like either, I don't even want to vote". But, that is something to think about. Women only gained the right to vote in 1920 after a difficult struggle, so since we have the right to vote I personally think we should take full advantage of it. It is definitely hard choosing who to vote for especially for those of us who are first time voters. But, what Cloyd Rivers posted on twitter really interested me. Maybe we all can unite as one and do our own thing and stop worrying so much about who has control of our country.
In the end, this was just food for thought. This was not to persuade anyone to vote for Trump or Hillary, it was just to get the mind going and to think who you want to vote for in November.
