A little over a year ago, a political showdown bowled through the country and set afire a brand new wave of generational politics.
Clinton versus Trump.
Perhaps decades from now we will be telling our kids about the circumstances that were happening in our lives from various points of view, the results of an election that had so much riding on it.
I, a vehement Hillary Supporter, was devastated by the results.
But to avoid re-hashing the monologue of hurt and terror that swept through millions of Americans, I will compare the ensuing year as an analogy to an unfortunate heart-wrenching breakup with a soul mate. So in that spirit:
A little over a year ago, America broke up with logic. We broke up with reason, we broke up with reality, we broke up with respect, feminism, basic human rights, etc.
This was a momentous break up for this country, as it was a country that had previously flirted with the idea of such a break. This was a break up that would make the history books, quite literally.
But something about breakups that any sorority girl will tell you, is that they happen. Sometimes they're inevitable. Certain irreconcilable differences can leave you in a place where there is just no other option. It comes to a place with points of view that cannot be amended or fiery opinions that are so heated that any attempt to change them is just an argument to more steadfastly remain in the same one.
So, yeah, breakups happen.
But at the end of a year of learning from and getting to know this breakup, maturity has replaced emotional hurt. There is only a resolution to do better.
This week, Hillary Clinton came to our campus & gave a riveting and motivational talk. In a sense, she helped us deal with the post-breakup. She taught us that this was the time to keep pursuing the things that make us better, as a country in whole. She spoke about the impact of our generation and the "brink" we're currently on to reaching the other side.
How long we'll stay on this brink is unsure.
But what is for sure is that America is over this breakup. She's independent, strong, and no matter what individuals come in and out of her office, she's going to keep growing in the directions we push her in.
