Don't downplay this. The first reaction of many people to reading this article will be to scoff it off. But this is nothing to scoff at. This is real.

What happened in Charlottesville should be a wake-up call to anyone still supporting Trump. It is a wake-up call for many Americans who insisted we lived in a 'post-racial America,' when we did not. Racism is alive and well folks, and we need to talk about it. We need to engage in discussion about these issues with our friends, especially our conservative ones.

We need to help each other understand that this world will not change for the better through hate or marginalization but through understanding and inclusion of those different from us. These racial divisions, fueled by white nationalist rhetoric are hurting people - KILLING people - and this needs to stop. I don't have quite the right words to voice my frustrations, nor do I have the solution to all these issues, but one thing I do know is that this country is not 'GREAT' nor will be under MAGA-chanting politicians and citizens.

The United States is getting weaker and weaker as our society is internally clashing over racial tensions and hateful, ignorant speech. The United States is becoming increasingly weaker in the eyes of the international community as the President continues to make a disastrous joke of the White House. Other nations cannot take us seriously nor engage in educated political discourse with a man so out of touch with reality. Let us, however, focus on the issue at hand: Charlottesville and the steady rise of white nationalism.

Don't forget, Trump enabled this. The rise White Nationalists and Neo-Nazis has only grown more and more since Trump has become president. I see nothing 'great' about the racial divides, violence, and political tensions that we have seen since Trump's campaign. What everyone needs to understand is that Trump has given POWER and PLATFORM to white nationalists to spread their hate. He has given them a louder voice, echoing their messages through his travel ban, anti-immigration/refugee policies, and refusal to condemn white nationalists.

Former KKK leader David Duke said on camera Saturday during the riots in Charlottesville that it "fulfills the promises of Donald Trump" - promises of a white America? A Neo-Nazi America? A hate-filled America? Make no mistake, Neo-Nazism is NOT 'Making America Great Again'. It is destroying the United States and the values we truly stand for. We are a country of immigrants, accepting of those from different ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

I would like to point out, for all of you out there that manage to come up with an excuse for every crazy thing that Trump says or does, that in the aftermath of CharlottesvilleTrump has failed us morally. He has refused time and time again to denounce white nationalists, even after a car plowed into a crowd of anti-racist and anti-fascist protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others. Trump instead chose to place the blame for violence on "many sides."

Dear Lord, this is not the time for you to try to take a political middle ground for once in your presidency, Trump. He is NOT campaigning to shut down and condemn his white nationalists support, as he should be. He is NOT speaking up enough for racial equality in America. Simply put, Trump is not doing enough. He is not an advocate for ALL Americans - just a select, privileged, white and male few.

Trump needs to make it a priority to speak out directly against white nationalists. Neo-Nazis hail him as their savior, believing he will bring them to power again. Trump needs to fight to against this, so that Neo-Nazism shall not become 'great again'.

We all need to stand up and show them that Neo-Nazism will NOT become apart of the American identity.