During my normal browsing through my Facebook Timeline, I came across a video of a Trump rally in Chicago, posted by a local news network. My first thoughts: "Oh great, more Trump videos...Just what I need on my timeline." Despite all of the other racist videos and quotes I have seen from Trump, this one video struck me differently.
It starts out with Trump babbling about how every single refugee will somehow magically destroy the country, just like every other speeches he delivers. Then he laughs, turns around, and standing there is a woman wearing a traditional hijab. Her shirt, bright and cheerfully blue, reads, "Salam I Come In Peace." The camera zooms in, exploiting the woman, who I remind you is not doing anything wrong at this moment, and Trump draws the crowd's attention to her.
Knowing Trump supporters, obviously they are all going to boo and scream hateful things at this woman. A security official ends up escorting her out of the rally. During her exit, two white men target her, saying God knows what to her, while booing her and throwing a thumbs down sign, all while standing in her way on the stairs, preventing her to leave.
These actions APALL me. The supporters of Trump: OK, we get it, you're at a rally, maybe you could act a little unorthodox. But the thing that really gets to me is the fact that a legitimate candidate for president of the United States, Commander-in-Chief, icon of our nation, had a peaceful Muslim woman kicked out of his rally. In what world is this behavior OK? Her shirt said, "I Come In Peace," and Trump belittled her in front of an enormous crowd, on national television.
Having this man be the leader of the free world would honestly be a disaster, there is no other way to put it. Everything about his actions at that rally was hateful and discriminatory. Not to mention completely childish and a violation of freedom. This is America, land of the free. What America is not: "Land of The Free to Criticize Everyone Who Is Not Like ME."
Don't get me wrong, I am in no way supportive of terrorism; I am, however, supportive of human rights and the preservation of an individual's dignity. I understand the constant fear of terrorism in the U.S., and I understand that many supporters of Trump are being brainwashed by his accusations of Muslim = ISIS, but this is just sickening. It is starting to get out of hand. A portion of Muslims became radicalized and support ISIS, and suddenly the whole religion is held accountable for their actions? Millions of people practice Islam, it is irrational to say that the religion is all terroristic. We do have a real problem with Islamic extremists committing terrorist acts, but we cannot blanket an entire group of people based on the actions of possibly 10% of people who have a twisted sense of the same faith.
It's not that I believe that Trump is unqualified and lacks the knowledge for the job, it's that he is creating an army of racist protesters who are making a path of destruction. His arguments are foolish and not well put together. Creating a temporary Muslim ban in America so you can "figure out what's going on" is not very professional, Mr. Trump. It's time to show your real qualifications in an un-barbaric way.
As a nation, we should be proud that people are willing to pick up their lives and start over in America. We should be proud that our country is looked up to by many other countries as a place of freedom. One thing I will never understand is how people can follow a man claiming to be a politician, running for the leader of the free world, who scorns peaceful individuals standing up for their religion. Terrorism has no religion.
As leader of the free world, the president is an international icon and representation of the country. If America so chooses to elect Trump, would we even be considered the free world anymore? If he is unable to handle a silent protest without feeling threatened, what does he think will happen when he attempts to deport MILLIONS of people from this country? What will he do when the economy goes to dirt after these so-called deportations?
So let me ask you this, Mr. Trump: If you were booed out of the White House by Cruz supporters, would you think that's fair? Would you just take that behavior and follow it? Is that the American Dream?
