Hillary Clinton recently called half of Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables" saying "they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not American." When I heard her say this, I was ecstatic that someone finally called them for what they are! For the past year, Trump and Republicans have been generating support from these people and they're bringing out the worst in us. As a tolerant American citizen, I say it's time to stop them once and for all and here's my plan to do it.
As a member of the military, I know that before you can defeat an enemy, you need to identify it. You need to name it, so let's do that first. When Trump draws people to his rallies, he's not bringing his best. He's drawing in people with lots of problems. He's bringing racists. He's bringing homophobes. They're xenophobic and Islamophobic. And some, I assume, are good people. We have no protection from them and it's got to stop and it's got to stop fast.
The way I see it, we have two solutions to this problem. Solution 1: We send them back to their homes and we build a wall. It'll be a great wall and we'll make these deplorables pay for that wall. As great as that is, I suggest solution 2: We stop using the views of a few to represent the views of the many. On top of that, we need to realize how insulting and dangerous Hillary Clinton is and take a closer look at her basket of deplorables.
When Clinton jumps to the conclusion that a quarter of the America people are hateful, she's indirectly hinting at what's to come should she be elected. For "deplorables" such as myself who support traditional marriage, we will no longer be able to express our views without being accused of a hate crime and being labeled a homophobe. For the naturalized citizens such as my father who came to the country legally, they will no longer be able to express their frustration with illegal immigrants without being labeled as xenophobic. No matter what the issue is, Clinton has already made her point: it's my way or the highway. Sounds like a dictatorship to me, and as a free American, I find that deplorable.
