And before we start lets get this out of the way. I in no way, shape or form a bleeding heart liberal. I don't like the fact that our country is being forced upon to have politically correctness in ever corner of every state. No by no means am I that. However I am a strong believe of right and wrong. And right now things are increasingly wrong.
I honestly believe we live in a sad state of affairs currently at the moment. From the very beginning of this election year, it was dirty, sleazy, and slimy. And it wasn't just all the republicans doing. The liberals had a healthy dose of it as well. From Clinton's underhanded move to kick Bernie Sanders, to her now known e-mail scandal [which honestly wasn't really that terrible]. However, at the end of the day Trump is now our President and shit has hit the fan. Whether you like it or not, he is our 45th president.
I've been thinking this, can one man, take all that was good from President Obama, and reverse all of his good that he has done in one fell swoop. This is the president we have chosen, and well, this is what we have to live with now. We have a president that said, "Grab them by the Pussy," "We'll build a wall," this is our future, this is our president.
However, lets think about this, how much can this person change, and will he? It already looks as though he may not repeal the whole Obamacare act. It looks as though he just may change some things from it, I'm okay with that. However what about our global warming issues? Gay rights? Immigration issues, the whole shebang? Already so much is being done to turn everything, really? Has a president that pushed us so far ahead, is going to be replaced by a president that is going to set us back by 60 years? And I get it, for all you Trump supporters out there, I get it, you're a whiny liberal, you lazy millennial what the fuck do you know, so on and so forth. Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. I work 50-60 hours a week, I'm a debt negotiator and I help people for a living. I think that's the most important thing for me. I help people, is that so wrong? During a time like this, I just want people to be good to others, I do want unity. However it's hard to see that, when all I see is people out to get each other. There has to be a better way.
When I see riots from the liberals, and slandering and hate acts/crimes against minorities, what do I say? What do I do? I'm clearly not going to stand for it if some person decide to grab a woman "by the pussy." I'm going to knock your fucking lights out, that's just going to be my initial reaction. We just can't allow this.
Here is what I am afraid of, I have a niece, she is almost 2 years old. By the time the next elections rolls around, she will be almost 6 years old. How do I explain this to my sweet angel of a niece, who is innocent beyond anything, that she lives in a country that doesn't give two shits about her, and her future. I'm afraid that she will not have a future in this country that I love the most. My sister asked me today, should we move to Canada? I told her, absolutely not, I'm not Canadian, I'm an American. I love this country more than anyone else. I'm a gun toting, red meat eating American. I watch my sports drink my scotch and call it a day. I have no conceptions at all of moving. This country is my home.
I posted the following on Facebook the other day after the election: "Woke up this morning thinking of posting something witty and clever like, "Yay, we can now all be friends again!" But maybe it's not time for that. What's done is done, and we have 4 years of Trump. Whether you like it or not it's happening. What we can do is just try to be kinder to each other. I honestly don't use social media as much as I do during the political season due to all the vitriol that is flung at each other. So this is me, being as pragmatic as I can...let's just stop being dicks towards each other, and just get through these next 4 years together. For my friends that are freaking out and are scared shitless, I feel your pain, I'm also scared shitless. Still trying to believe there is humanity in people. Love you guys, no matter what side of the fence you sit on."
It's time to listen people. I think we are in the conundrum that we are in because a man took advantages of the fear and despair that a large portion of our country is in. Maybe Trump is the change that the American people need to see. Maybe this is the for the best, whether it be a debacle or train wreck, or maybe, just maybe a blessing in disguise. I don't know where the future is taking us, I honestly don't know if I like it or not either. Someone on Facebook wrote, it's now time to nut up or shut up, explain to me why you're afraid that Trump is going to be president. I had to think about that for a bit, I think the main reason I'm afraid, is that it brings hate. Hate from both sides, and for some odd reason it's okay to have this hate. I doubt I'm going to write another post like this about politics again. By frankly I'm not witty enough or smart enough. However the next time I do write one, I pray that good has happen and that good is being done. Best of luck Mr. Trump. Please make the changes that you said you would, and please don't ruin the lives of so many people that have acquired their recent freedoms.
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