Believe it or not, I was looking forward to making a contribution to my country and voting in the next election when I turned 18. But that was in 2013, and here we are now in 2016. Today, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the running candidates for the United States of America, with the first Presidential Debate airing on CNN this past Monday. The internet has been overwhelmed with hashtags, news stories, videos, memes, and social media conversations about this debate that drew in over 100M viewers, including myself. I found myself looking through the articles, videos, memes, tweets from this event, and picked up a question that everyone was asking. Who won? Who won the debate last night? Who looked on top, and who did not?
Yeah, I mean, I guess you can say if you choose to that there was an overall "winner" of the debate, but if you actually sit and think about it like I did, there really was no winner. And I say that because the majority of the social media conversations I was witnessing was that the whole debate was less about how these candidates plans, and changes for the future (which involves us), and more trash talk, like a reality show.
And that is something that should be on "The Bachelorette," and not at all be happening when choosing this nation's future leader.
It seems like social media focused more on the conspiracies of the debate. "Why won't Donald Trump release his tax frauds?" "Was Hillary wearing a secret mic during the debate?" And even with this recent sexist comments made by Trump by this Miss. Universe scandal. Yes, people have the right to feel concerned if they want this man for President, and I am one of those people as well. But in all seriousness, where was the American people's concern that Donald Trump gave no explanation of his political plans when asked by Lester Holt? And no matter Hillary's actions, it seemed to please no one because what mattered more was the American flag pin she wasn't wearing at the debate. But, why does that matter?
But how sad of it as a country that we feel forced to choose between one or the other, and that our future leaders are identified as Sexist Trump and Crooked Hillary. WHAT ARE WE DOING AMERICA?! The only thing we can do research on all the candidates plans running for President, because there are more than candidates than just Clinton and Trump, and VOTE! Go find the real facts, people. They're out there.
And if you are over 18 and not registered, go to https://vote.gov/?1!
Your vote really counts!