Okay, not to start off in a rude or aggressive way, but let's get some things straight before I dive into what I need to say. Don't assume that I'm a Democrat or a Republican because I'm not about to deal with the bias foolishness that's been going on for the longest time. My political stance shouldn't matter with what I have to say. Also for a point of clarification, I respect the decision and stances of others so this will not be a bashing of one side. Let's dive in with the fact that I am flat out exhausted and embarrassed about what our society has been doing lately. We claim to be a country of diversity but some people find it necessary/appropriate to ridicule anything and everything that is different than them. Let just say this so the people in the back of the room can hear this, your hypocrisy is showing and it's quite disgusting, if we're being honest. Ouch, bet that stung a little for some people. We have allowed an election to place brother against brother, where we keep dragging each other into the mud. I cannot breathe at times and it honestly scares the living crap out of me because I feel my stomach turn in knots from both disgust and anxiety. Our society has grown so full of bigotry and exclusivity that we don't care what lines we cross to get at the opposition. Some of you are probably thinking that this is an exaggeration and that people are being too soft about stuff but these kinds of things are not appropriate what so ever and make me tear up from frustration:
Let's discuss the situations that were shown above, when I initially read the these messages my jaw dropped from utter shock and disappointment on how low our society has dropped to such a level of lack of consideration that saying these kinds of things to someone is seen as okay but responding back to discriminators is seen as being "too overdramatic". I'm appalled by how people think that discriminating against someone's background is ultimate diss but it actually just makes you look like an ignorant child. If automatically assuming that deportation is associated with Mexicans wasn't sickening enough, assuming that all immigrants to this country all reside from the same place is absolutely embarrassing for you but also completely insensitive to all cultures involved because it shows your lack of respect for different than you. It may seem like we as a society keep falling deeper and deeper into this pit of arrogance but we can change all of this for the better. Nelson Mandela said it best when he stated,
" Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
Education is the step we must take to ensure that we become a country united instead of a country divided because as it is best said "United We Stand Divided We Fall". We play a part in the course that our country decides to take with its future and if it falls we will be the ones to blame for it. Our society is not completely lost to the afflictions of division yet, many people with differing views are loving each other enough to "agree to disagree."
When I saw this tweet above I was inspired and motivated that this change can and will be done by our society because people like the person above realize that this issue is bigger than ourselves. They are loving, willing, and strong enough to not let political differences tear friendships apart. We sometimes let our emotions take control of our actions and that is where we are likely to mess up. The wisdom and maturity of this group of people is something that many people in our society, including myself, can take notes and learn from. I would like to praise these people for being a light to others around them in this dark world that we live in.
If you take anything away from this, I hope that it's that you recognize that there is a problem in our society right now and we must take action to fix it. We are currently on a slippery slope to causing our own destruction. Education and Love are two aspects that will truly make our country great again not trying to prove who is right and wrong by acting like children. Let's change our world for the better because this isn't only about the present but for the future generations to come.
